Maintenance and Modifications
Draft Advisory Circular Provides Guidance on RFID Tags
For the business aviation sector, the costs outweigh the benefits.

The FAA has published AC 20-162A, Airworthiness Approval of Installed Passive Ultra-High-Frequency Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. The AC provides applicants with guidance for installing and using passive RFID tags on aircraft engines, propellers, parts and components. It said the draft AC does not cover RFID tags that communicate using cellular or satellite telephone technology; wireless wide area networks; high power radio transmitters or other types of tracking devices; or RFID tags - either passive or active .