Technical Standard Order: TSO-C36e

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration TSO-C36e

Office of Airworthiness
Washington, DC
Date: 1/25/88
Technical Standard Order

Subject: TSO-C36e, AIRBORNE ILS LOCALIZER RECEIVING
EQUIPMENT OPERATING WITHIN THE RADIO FREQUENCY
RANGE OF 108-112 MEGAHERTZ (MHz)
a. Applicability.
(1) Minimum Performance Standard. This technical standard order (TSO)

prescribes the minimum performance standard that airborne ILS localizer receiving equipment
operating within the radio frequency range of 108-112 MHz must meet in order to be identified
with the applicable TSO marking. Airborne ILS localizer receiving equipment that are to be so
identified and that are manufactured on or after the date of this TSO must meet the minimum
performance standard Section 2, Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA)
Document No. RTCA/DO-195, “Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne ILS
Localizer Receiving Equipment Operating Within the Radio Frequency Range of 108-112
MHz,” dated November 1986, as amended and supplemented by this TSO. Equipment can be
manufactured under the previous TSO’s, but must be identified accordingly.
(2) Environmental Standard. RTCA Document No. RTCA/DO-195 incorporates

as a reference RTCA Document No. DO-160B, “Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures
for Airborne Equipment,” dated July 1984.
(3) Computer Software. If the equipment design implementation includes a

digital computer, the computer software must be verified and validated in an acceptable manner.
One acceptable means of compliance for the verification and validation of the computer software
is outlined in RTCA Document No. D0-178A, “Software Considerations in Airborne Systems
and Equipment Certification,” dated March 1985. For those applicants who elect to use RTCA
Document No. DO-178A to demonstrate compliance for the verification and validation of the
computer software, the following requirements must be met:
(i) RTCA Document DO-178A defines three levels of software: Level 1,

Level 2, and Level 3. The applicant must declare the level (or levels) to which the computer
software has been verified and validated. This equipment may incorporate more than one
software level. The software for navigation functions must be verified and validated to at least
Level 2.
DISTRIBUTION: ZVS-326; A-W(WS)-3; A-X(CD)-4; A-FFS-1,2,7,8(LTD); A-X (FS)-3;

AVN-1(2cys); A-FAC-O (MAX)
TSO-C36e 1/25/88
(ii) The applicant must submit a software verification and validation plan
for review and approval.
NOTE: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) strongly recommends early

discussion and agreement between the applicant and the FAA on the
applicant’s proposed software verification and validation plan, and the
applicant’s proposed software level or levels.
b. Marking. In addition to the marking specified in Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR)

Section 21.607(d), the following information shall be legibly and permanently marked on the
major equipment components:
(1) Each separate component of equipment that is manufactured under this TSO
(antenna, receiver, sensors, display panels, etc.) must be permanently and legibly marked with at
least the name of the manufacturer, the TSO number, and part number.
(2) With regard to FAR §21.607(d)(2), the part number is to include hardware
and software identification, or a separate part number may be utilized for hardware and software.
Either approach must include a means for showing the modification status.
c. Data Requirements.
(1) In addition to FAR §21.605, the manufacturer must furnish the Manager,
Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), Federal Aviation Administration, having purview of the
manufacturer’s facilities, one copy each of the following technical data:
(i) Operating instructions.
(ii) Equipment limitations.
(iii) Installation procedures and limitations.
(iv) Schematic drawings as applicable to the installation procedures.
(v) Wiring diagrams as applicable to the installation procedures.
(vi) Specifications.
(vii) List of the major components (by part number) that make up the
equipment system complying with the standards prescribed in this TSO.
(viii) An environmental qualification form as described in RTCA

Document DO-160B.
(ix) Statement of software verification and validation levels as defined in

Document DO-178A.
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(x) Manufacturer’s TSO qualification test report.
(xi) Nameplate drawing.
(xii) The appropriate documentation as defined in RTCA/DO-178A, or

equivalent, necessary to support the verification and validation of the computer software to
Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3. If the software is verified and validated to more than one level, the
appropriate documentation for all such levels must be submitted.
(2) In addition to those data requirements that are to be furnished directly to the
FAA, each manufacturer must have available for review by the Manager of the ACO having
purview of the manufacturer’s facilities, the following technical data.
(i) A drawing list, enumerating all of the drawings and processes that are
necessary to define the article’s design.
(ii) The functional test specification to be used to test each production

article to ensure compliance with this TSO.
(iii) Equipment calibration procedures.
(iv) Corrective maintenance procedures (within 12 months after TSO

authorization).
(v) Schematic drawings.
(vi) Wiring diagrams.
(vii) The appropriate documentation as defined in RTCA/DO-178A, or

equivalent, necessary to support the verification and validation of the computer software to
Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3. If the software is verified and validated to more than one level, the
appropriate documentation for all such levels must be available for review.
(ix) The results of the environmental qualification tests conducted in

accordance with RTCA DO-160B.
d. Data to be furnished with manufactured units. One copy of the data and information
specified in paragraphs (c)(l)(i) through (viii) of this TSO, and instructions for periodic
maintenance and calibration which are necessary for continued airworthiness must go to each
person receiving for use one or more articles manufactured under this TSO.
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e. Availability of Reference Documents.
(1) Copies of RTCA Document Nos. DO-195, DO-160B, and DO-178A may be
purchased from the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics Secretariat, One McPherson
Square, Suite 500, 1425 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
(2) Federal Aviation Regulations 21, Subpart O, and Advisory Circular 20-110C,
“Index of Aviation Technical Standard Orders,” may be reviewed at the FAA Headquarters in
the Office of Airworthiness, Aircraft Engineering Division (AWS-120), and at all regional
ACO’s.
/S/ M. C. Beard
Director of Airworthiness
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Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration TSO-C36e

Technical Standard Order

(1) Minimum Performance Standard. This technical standard order (TSO)

(2) Environmental Standard. RTCA Document No. RTCA/DO-195 incorporates

(3) Computer Software. If the equipment design implementation includes a

(i) RTCA Document DO-178A defines three levels of software: Level 1,

DISTRIBUTION: ZVS-326; A-W(WS)-3; A-X(CD)-4; A-FFS-1,2,7,8(LTD); A-X (FS)-3;

NOTE: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) strongly recommends early

b. Marking. In addition to the marking specified in Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR)

(i) Operating instructions.

(ii) Equipment limitations.

(iii) Installation procedures and limitations.

(iv) Schematic drawings as applicable to the installation procedures.

(v) Wiring diagrams as applicable to the installation procedures.

(viii) An environmental qualification form as described in RTCA

(ix) Statement of software verification and validation levels as defined in

(x) Manufacturer’s TSO qualification test report.

(xi) Nameplate drawing.

(xii) The appropriate documentation as defined in RTCA/DO-178A, or

(ii) The functional test specification to be used to test each production

(iii) Equipment calibration procedures.

(iv) Corrective maintenance procedures (within 12 months after TSO

(v) Schematic drawings.

(vi) Wiring diagrams.

(vii) The appropriate documentation as defined in RTCA/DO-178A, or

(ix) The results of the environmental qualification tests conducted in

e. Availability of Reference Documents.

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