Section 135.152

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

(1) Meets the requirements in
Section 23.1457(d)(6) or Section 25.1457(d)(6) of this
chapter, as applicable; and
(2) If transport category, meet the requirements in Section 25.1457(a)(3), (a)(4), and
(a)(5) of this chapter.
(g)(1) No person may operate a multiengine, turbine-powered airplane or
rotorcraft that is manufactured on or
after April 7, 2010, that has a passenger
seating configuration of six or more
seats, for which two pilots are required
by certification or operating rules, and
that is required to have a flight data
recorder under Section 135.152, unless it is
equipped with an approved cockpit
voice recorder that also - 
(i) Is installed in accordance with the
requirements of Section 23.1457 (except for
paragraph (a)(6)); Section 25.1457 (except for
paragraph (a)(6)); Section 27.1457 (except for
paragraph (a)(6)); or Section 29.1457 (except for
paragraph (a)(6)) of this chapter, as applicable; and
(ii) Is operated continuously from the
use of the check list before the flight,
to completion of the final check list at
the end of the flight; and
(iii) Retains at least the last 2 hours
of recorded information using a recorder that meets the standards of
TSO-C123a, or later revision.
(iv) For all airplanes or rotorcraft
manufactured on or after December 6,
2010, also meets the requirements of
Section 23.1457(a)(6);
Section 25.1457(a)(6);
Section 27.1457(a)(6); or Section 29.457(a)(6) of this
chapter, as applicable.
(2) No person may operate a multiengine, turbine-powered airplane or
rotorcraft that is manufactured on or
after April 7, 2010, has a passenger seating configuration of 20 or more seats,
and that is required to have a flight
data recorder under Section 135.152, unless it
is equipped with an approved cockpit
voice recorder that also - 
(i) Is installed in accordance with the
requirements of Section 23.1457 (except for
paragraph (a)(6)); Section 25.1457 (except for
paragraph (a)(6)); Section 27.1457 (except for
paragraph (a)(6)); or Section 29.1457 (except for
paragraph (a)(6)) of this chapter, as applicable; and
(ii) Is operated continuously from the
use of the check list before the flight,
to completion of the final check list at
the end of the flight; and

(iii) Retains at least the last 2 hours
of recorded information using a recorder that meets the standards of
TSO-C123a, or later revision.
(iv) For all airplanes or rotorcraft
manufactured on or after December 6,
2010, also meets the requirements of
Section 23.1457(a)(6);
Section 25.1457(a)(6);
Section 27.1457(a)(6); or Section 29.457(a)(6) of this
chapter, as applicable.
(h) All airplanes or rotorcraft required by this part to have a cockpit
voice recorder and a flight data recorder, that install datalink communication equipment on or after December 6, 2010, must record all datalink
messages as required by the certification rule applicable to the aircraft.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135-23, 52 FR 9637, Mar. 25,
1987; Amdt. 135-26, 53 FR 26151, July 11, 1988;
Amdt. 135-60, 61 FR 2616, Jan. 26, 1996; Amdt.
135-113, 73 FR 12570, Mar. 7, 2008; Amdt. 135-
113, 74 FR 32801, July 9, 2009; Amdt. 135-121, 75
FR 17046, Apr. 5, 2010]

Section 135.152

Flight data recorders.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(k) of this section, no person may operate under this part a multi-engine, turbine-engine powered airplane or rotorcraft having a passenger seating configuration, excluding any required
crewmember seat, of 10 to 19 seats, that
was either brought onto the U.S. register after, or was registered outside
the United States and added to the operator-s U.S. operations specifications
after, October 11, 1991, unless it is
equipped with one or more approved
flight recorders that use a digital
method of recording and storing data
and a method of readily retrieving that
data from the storage medium. The parameters specified in either Appendix B
or C of this part, as applicable must be
recorded within the range, accuracy,
resolution, and recording intervals as
specified. The recorder shall retain no
less than 25 hours of aircraft operation.
(b) After October 11, 1991, no person
may operate a multiengine, turbinepowered airplane having a passenger
seating configuration of 20 to 30 seats
or a multiengine, turbine-powered
rotorcraft having a passenger seating
configuration of 20 or more seats unless
it is equipped with one or more approved flight recorders that utilize a

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