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SPO.IDE.A.155 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder

ANNEX VIII (Part-SPO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

SPO.IDE.A.155Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder

Compliance with CVR requirements and FDR requirements may be achieved by:

(a)one flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder if the aeroplane has to be equipped with a CVR or an FDR; or

(b)two flight data and cockpit voice combination recorders if the aeroplane has to be equipped with a CVR and an FDR.

IR · SPO.IDE.A.155 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 SPO.IDE.A.155Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder

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GENERAL When two flight data and cockpit voice combination recorders are installed, one should be located near the flight crew compartment in order to minimise the risk of data loss due to a failure of the wiring that gathers data to the recorder. The other should be located at the rear section of the aeroplane, in order to minimise the risk of data loss due to recorder damage in the case of a crash.

AMC · AMC1 SPO.IDE.A.155 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/018/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GMGuidance material

GM1 SPO.IDE.A.155Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder

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GENERAL

(a)A flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder is a flight recorder that records:

(1)all voice communications and the aural environment required by SPO.IDE.A.140; and

(2)all parameters and specifications required by SPO.IDE.A.145, with the same specifications required by SPO.IDE.A.140 and SPO.IDE.A.145.

(b)In addition a flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder may record data link communication messages and related information required by SPO.IDE.A.150.

GM · GM1 SPO.IDE.A.155 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/018/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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