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Certifying ML in an aircraft system checklist

Printable one-pager for the Certifying ML in an aircraft system path. Items already cited on the aircraft ML path. None of these pages is a published means of compliance for airborne ML. Last checked 15 October 2026.

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FAA

Treat the FAA AI Safety Assurance Roadmap as a path, not a means of compliance
The roadmap’s primary purpose is a path to assuring the safety of AI in aircraft. It is not an advisory circular and does not publish a compliance checklist.
FAA AI Safety Assurance Roadmap
Coordinate early; expect a project-specific means-of-compliance issue paper
The Q2 2026 Small Airplane Issues List tells applicants to coordinate with the Policy and Standards Division if planning AI or ML in the design. A means of compliance issue paper may be needed.
Q2 2026 Small Airplane Issues List
Do not assume existing software guidance covers learned AI
The FAA says existing software and complex-hardware guidance is not adequate to address learned AI implementations, because traceability cannot be extended to an AI system developed through data.
FAA AI Safety Assurance Roadmap

EASA data / learning assurance

Treat EASA Concept Paper Issue 02 as preliminary guidance
Issue 02 is preliminary guidance for Level 1 and Level 2 machine-learning applications and does not constitute final detailed guidance.
EASA Concept Paper Issue 02
Define the operational design domain
EASA: a correct and complete ODD definition is a prerequisite to an adequate level of quality of the data sets.
EASA Concept Paper Issue 02
Identify data sources and data quality requirements against the ODD
EASA objective DM-01: identify data sources and collect data in accordance with the defined ODD while ensuring data quality requirements are satisfied.
EASA Concept Paper Issue 02
Keep training, validation and test sets separate and independent
EASA bases learning assurance on three separate and independent data sets.
EASA Concept Paper Issue 02

Existing and draft standards

Keep conventional airborne software under DO-178C
RTCA still publishes DO-178() as the software standards documents for airborne systems. The FAA roadmap says it is supporting possible extension of DO-178C, DO-330 and related documents.
RTCA DO-178()
Check the live EUROCAE WG-114 status before treating ED-324 / ARP6983 as issued
Joint SAE G-34 / EUROCAE WG-114 work on ED-324 / ARP6983 is listed as Draft on EUROCAE’s page.
EUROCAE WG-114

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