DO-160 / ED-14 — Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment

Section 01: Organizations & Authorities

Definition

The standard defining environmental test conditions and procedures for airborne equipment, jointly published by RTCA (as DO-160, currently revision G) and EUROCAE (as ED-14, currently revision G). DO-160 specifies test categories and procedures for temperature, altitude, humidity, vibration, shock, power input, lightning, EMI/EMC, and other environmental conditions that airborne equipment must withstand. It is universally referenced in FAA TSOs, EASA ETSOs, and type certification programs as the environmental qualification standard for avionics and airborne equipment.

Primary Sources

RTCA DO-160G — Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment (2010)

The current version of the environmental testing standard.

EUROCAE ED-14G — Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment

The EUROCAE equivalent document.

Related Terms

RTCA, Inc. (RTCA)European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE)Technical Standard Order (TSO)CS-ETSO — European Technical Standard Order

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