Public Consultation on proposed Deviation Request UKTSO-C127c.Dev.001

The UK Civil Aviation Authority is consulting on a request for Deviation to CS-UKTSO Amendment 17, UKTSO-C127c to modify the pass/fail criteria and load value at which the upper torso restraint strap may slip off the ATD shoulder, during the rebound phase of the qualification test procedure defined by the minimum performance standard SAE AS8049/1b and SAE AS8049C, Section 5.3.9.7.

The online consultation includes Deviation Request UKTSO-C127c.Dev.001 Issue 1 which outlines the Means of Compliance (MOC) and justification to ensure an equivalent level of safety with SAE AS8049C, and SAE AS8049/1B Section 5.3.9.7.

We invite stakeholders to give us their views, the consultation will close 30 January 2026.