CTSO-C85b Survivor Locator Lights.pdf

English Translation Version for Reference Only Number:CTSO-C85b Date of approval:Oct 17 2017 CAAC Approved by:Yang Zhenmei China Civil Aviation Technical Standard Order This China Civil Aviation Technical Standard Order (CTSO)is issued according to Part 37 of the China Civil Aviation Regulations (CCAR-37).Each CTSO is a criterion which the concerned aeronautical materials parts or appliances used on civil aircraft must ply with when it is presented for airworthiness certification. Survivor Locator Lights 1.Purpose. This China Civil Aviation Technical Standard Order (CTSO)is for manufacturers applying for survivor locator lights CTSO authorization (CTSOA).This CTSO prescribes the minimum performance standards(MPS)that Survivor locator lights must first meet for approval and identification with the applicable CTSO marking. 2.Applicability. This CTSO is applicable for new applications after the effective date of this CTSO. a.The applicant must submit an application according to this CTSO after its effective date.However up to six months after this CTSO's effective date if the applicant could show working against the prior MPS before the new change became effective the application for previous -1- English Translation Version for Reference Only CAAC CTSO-C85b revision could be accepted. b.The CTSOA article approved under a previous CTSO may still be manufactured under the provisions of original approval after the effective date of this CTSO. c.Major design changes to article ap...