FAA AC 20-170 : 2010

Chapter 1 - RTCA-DO-297 as an Acceptable Means of Compliance
Chapter 2 - Acceptance And Incremental Acceptance
Chapter 3 - Obtaining an IMA Component Acceptance Letter
Chapter 4 - Reuse of IMA Components
Chapter 5 - Configuration Management of an IMA System
Chapter 6 - IMA Recovery Features
Chapter 7 - Topics Not Covered by RTCA/DO-297
Chapter 8 - Use Of TSO Authorized Components In IMA Systems
Appendix A - Environmental Qualification Guidance for TSO-C153
Appendix B - Sample IMA Component Acceptance Cover Letter
Appendix C - Sample Acceptance Letter
Appendix D - Related Documents And How To Get Them
Appendix E - Glossary
Appendix F - Acronyms
Appendix G - Partial List of Functional TSOs
Appendix H - SAE ARP 4754 to ARP 4754A Cross-Reference Matrix

Explains how to obtain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness approval for the development, verification, and integration of an integrated modular avionics (IMA) system for installation into an aircraft or engine.