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Abbreviation Domain Term Remarks

3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
A General Amber
A None Area
A None Air
A.ICE General Anti-ice, Anti-icing
A.T.I.S None Airbus Technical Information System
A/BRK General Autobrake
A/C General Aircraft
A/COLL General Anti-Collision
A/D General Analog/Digital
A/D None Analog to Digital Converter (conversion)
A/DC General Analog-to-Digital Converter
A/F None Auto Flight
A/G General Air to Ground
A/L General Airline
A/N General Alphanumeric
A/N SIZE None Alpha Numeric Size
A/R None Audio Reproducer
A/S None Auto Stabilization
A/S General Airspeed
A/SKID General Anti-Skid
A/STAB General Auto Stabilizer
A/T None Adjustment/Test
A/THR General Autothrust
A/XFMR General Autotransformer
AA None Arithmetical Average
AA None Airworthiness Authorities
AAA None Airworthiness Approval Attestation
AAAH None Airbus Approved Abbreviations Handbook

AAC General Airline Administrative Communications

AADC None Analog Air Data Computer
AAL None Above Aerodrome Level
AAMG None Airbus Application Management Group
AAP Panels/Display Units Additional Attendant Panel Display units

AAR General Air-to-Air Refueling For MRTT and A400M

ABBR None Abbreviation
ABCD None Airbus Collective Data Dictionary
ABCM None Alternate Brake Control Manifold
ABCU General Alternate Braking Control Unit
ABD General Airbus Directive and Procedure
ABDC General Avionics Broadcast Data Collector

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
ABEC None Airbus (Beijing) Engineering Centre
Company Limited
ABM None Abeam
ABM General APU Build-up Manual
ABN None Abnormal
ABNORM General Abnormal
ABRN General Airborne
ABS General Autobrake System
ABS VAL None Absolute Value
ABSELV Panels/Display Units Alternate Brake Selector Valve

ABSORB General Absorber

ABV General Above
AC General Airplane Characteristics for Airport Planning

AC General Alternating Current

AC None Advisory Circular
ACARS General Aircraft Communication Addressing and
Reporting System
ACAS None Airborne Collision Avoidance System New form of TCAS to be used
with reduced vertical separation
minima.
ACC None Area Control Centre
ACC Power Plant and APU Active Clearance Control CFMI

ACCEL General Acceleration/Accelerate

ACCESS None Accessory
ACCLRM General Accelerometer
ACCU General Accumulator
ACCUR General Accuracy
ACD None Airworthiness Certification Dossier
ACD None Airframe Certification Document
ACD General Additional Control Device
ACDB None Aircraft Component Data Base
ACE None Altimeter Control Equipment
ACE None Airbus Concurrent Engineering
ACFT Panels/Display Units Aircraft Display units

ACFU None Aircraft Check Follow Up

ACG None Aircraft Center of Gravity
ACGS General Aircraft GSM Server
ACIA None Asynchronous Communications Interface
Adaptor

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
ACJ None Advisory Circular-Joint
ACK General Acknowledge
ACL None Aircraft Configuration List
ACM None Aircraft Conversion Manual
ACM None Abbreviated Component Maintenance
Manual
ACM None Aircraft Configuration Matrix
ACM General Air Cycle Machine
ACMB None Aircraft Configuration Management Board

ACMM General Abbreviated Component Maintenance

Manual
ACMM None Aircraft Configuration Meta Model
ACMP General Airframe Condition Monitoring Procedure

ACMR General Aircraft Configuration Management Rules

ACMS General Aircraft Condition Monitoring System

ACMT None Aircraft Component Management Team
ACN General Aircraft Classification Number
ACO None Airworthiness Certification Office
ACOB None Automatic Call Out Box
ACOC Power Plant and APU Air Cooled Oil Cooler

ACP None Altimeter Check Point

ACP General Area Call Panel
ACP General Audio Control Panel
ACQ General Acquire
ACQN General Acquisition
ACR General Avionics Communication Router
ACRT None Additional Cross Reference Table
ACS None Access
ACS None Alternating Current Supply
ACSC General Air Conditioning System Controller
ACT General Additional Center Tank
ACT General Active For nav/AP signals only
ACT None Activity
ACTD None Actuated
ACTG General Actuating
ACTIV Panels/Display Units Active

ACTN None Action

ACTR General Actuator

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
ACTVN General Activation
ACTVT General Activate
ACU None Antenna Coupler Unit
ACU General Air Cooling Unit
ACVR None Alternating Current Voltage Ratio
AD None Aerodrome
AD None Airplane Datum
AD None Airworthiness Directive
A-D None Airbus Deutschland
ADAM None Airbus Spares Distribution and Materials
System
ADAU None Auxiliary Data Acquisition Unit
ADB General Area Distribution Box
ADB General Airport DataBase
ADB None Aeronautical DataBase
ADC General Air Data Computer
ADC None Airbus Delivery Centre
ADCL None Airworthiness Directives Compliance List

ADCN General Avionics Data Communication Network

ADCOMS None Advanced Configuration Management
System
ADCSIP None Acceptance and Delivery Customer
Satisfaction Improvement Programme
ADD General Addition, Additional
ADD None Aircraft Description Data Base
ADD None Aircraft Design Declaration
ADD BY None Added By
ADF General Automatic Direction Finder
ADG General Air Driven Generator
ADI General Attitude Director Indicator
ADIRS General Air Data/Inertial Reference System
ADIRU General Air Data/Inertial Reference Unit
ADJ None Adjust
ADJMT None Adjustment
ADL None Airborne Data Loader
ADL None Aircraft Data Loader
ADM General Air Data Module
ADMZ General Aircraft DeMilitarized Zone
ADO None Airbus Documentation Office
ADOPT None Airbus Design and Operational Philosophy
in Training

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
ADPM General Aircraft Deactivation Procedures Manual
ADPTN None Adaptation
ADPTR General Adapter
ADR None Advisory Route
ADR General Air Data Reference
ADRES None Aircraft Documentation Retrieval System

ADRS None Address

ADS General Automatic Dependent Surveillance
ADS General Air Data System
ADU None Align Display Unit
ADU General Area Distribution Unit
ADV General Advisory
A-E None Airbus Espana
AEB None Airline Engineering Bulletin
AECMA None The European Association of Aerospace
Industries
AEDS None Axle Equipment Drive Shaft
AEEC None Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee

AERO None Aviation Routine Weather Report

AES General Aircraft Earth Station
AESS General Aircraft Environment Surveillance System

AESU General Aircraft Environment Surveillance Unit

AEVC General Avionics Equipment Ventilation Computer

AEX None Access Authorized

AF None DME Arc to Fixed Waypoint
AF None All Freighter
AF General Audio Frequency
AF None Acceptance Flight
A-F None Airbus France
AFB None Antifriction Bearing
AFC None Automatic Frequency Control
AFCS None Automatic Flight Control System
AFDX General Avionics Full Duplex Switched Ethernet
AFECU Panels/Display Units Automatic Fire Extinguishing Control Unit Display units

AFFECTD Panels/Display Units Affected For ECAM messages

AFFIRM Panels/Display Units Affirmative

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
AFIS None Airline In Flight Information System
AFL Panels/Display Units Auto Flush

AFM General Aircraft Flight Manual

AFMC General Auxiliary Fuel Management Computer
AFMR Panels/Display Units Airframer

AFN General ATS Facilities Notification

AFR None Airframe
AFS General Automatic Flight System
AFTN None Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication
Network
AFTR General After
AFU None Artificial Feel Unit
AGB General Accessory Gearbox
AGB Power Plant and APU Angle Gearbox PW

AGC General Automatic Gain Control

AGC General APU Generator Contactor
AGE General Aircraft Ground Equipment
AGG None Airbus General Guide
AGL General Above Ground Level
AGMT None Augment
AGP Panels/Display Units Alternate Gauging Processor

AGS Panels/Display Units Air Generation System For BITE messages only

AGU General Air Generation Unit

AGW General Actual Gross Weight
AH None Ampere Hour
AHP None Anti-Hijacking Panel
AHRS None Attitude and Heading Reference System
AHRU None Attitude and Heading Reference Unit
AI None Anti-Icing
AIB None Airbus Industrie
AIBU General Advanced Illumination Ballast Unit
AIC None Access Illustration Cards
AIC None Airbus Integrated Company
AICC None Aviation Industry CBT Committee
AICU General Anti Ice Control Unit
AID None Aircraft Installation Delay
AIDA None Airbus Industrie Drawing Access
AIDA None Attestation Integrated Delta Aggregation

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
AIDS General Aircraft Integrated Data System
AIG None Accident Investigation
AIL General Aileron
AIM General Aircraft Integrated Maintenance
AIM/CRM None Airbus Integrated Management/Cockpit
Resource Management
AIM-FANS None Airbus Interoperable Modular-Future Air
Navigation Sys
AIMI General Avionics Information Management Interface

AIMS None Airbus Industrie Material Specification

AIMS None Airbus Inventory Management System
AIMS None Airbus Improvement Management System

AINA None Airbus North America

AINS General Aircraft Information Network System
AIP General Attendant Indication Panel
AIP None Aeronautical Information Publication
AIPS None Airbus Process Specification
AIQI None Airbus Industrie Quality Instruction
AIR None Aircraft Inspection Report
AIRCOND None Air Conditioning
AIRMAN None Aircraft Maintenance Analysis
AIS General Audio Integrated System
AIS None Aeronautical Information Service
AISI None American Iron and Steel Institute
AITM None Airbus Test Method
AL None Airline
ALERFA None Alert Phase
ALF None Aft Looking Forward
ALHP None Airframe Life-History Program
ALIGN General Alignment
ALIGND Panels/Display Units Aligned For ECAM messages

ALLWD Panels/Display Units Allowed

ALNA General Airline Network Architecture

ALPHA General Angle-of-Attack
ALPHANUM None Alphanumerical
ALS None Approach Light System
ALSCU General Auxiliary Level Sensing Control Unit
ALT General Altitude
ALT ACQ None Altitude Acquire

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
ALT TO None Alternate To
ALTM General Altimeter
ALTN General Alternate, Alternative
ALTU General Annunciator Light Test Unit
ALU None Arithmetic and Logic Unit
AM General Amplitude Modulation
AM None Airbus Means and Methods Document
AMB General Ambient
AMC None Acceptable Means of Compliance
AMDB General Airport Mapping DataBase
AMI None Airline Modifiable Information
AMJ None Advisory Material-Joint
AMM General Aircraft Maintenance Manual
AMM None Ammeter
AMP None Ampere
AMP None Amperage
AMPL General Amplifier
AMS None Aircraft Modification Status
AMS None Aerospace Material Specification
AMS None Aeronautical Material Specifications
AMS General Air-ground Message Server
AMTOSS None Aircraft Maintenance Task Oriented Support
System
AMU General Audio Management Unit
AN None Air Navigation
ANCE None Announce
AND None Aircraft Nose Down
ANI General Analog Input
ANLG General Analogic
ANN General Annunciator
ANN LT None Annunciator Light
ANNCE General Announce
ANNCMT General Announcement
ANO General Analog Output
ANPT None Aeronautical National Taper Pipe Threads

ANSA Panels/Display Units At Nearest Suitable Airport For ECAM messages

ANSI General American National Standards Institute

ANSU General Aircraft Network Server Unit
ANT General Antenna
ANU None Aircraft Nose Up

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
AO None Access Opening
AOA General Angle Of Attack
AOAS None Angle of Attack Sensor
AOC General Airline Operational Control
AOC None Air Operator's Certificate
AOD General Audio on Demand
AOG General Aircraft On Ground
AOHX Power Plant and APU Air/Oil Heat Exchanger

AOLS None Airbus On-Line Services

AOM General Aircraft Operating Manual
AOMT General Airbus Onboard Maintenance Tool SA and LR only
AOP None Airbus Operational Plan
AOT None All Operator Telex
AP None Airbus Procedure
AP General Autopilot
AP None Airborne Printer
AP/FD General Autopilot/Flight Director
APASHE None Aircraft Publication Automated Shipping
Expedite
APC None Area Positive Control
API General Application Programming Interface
APLC General Aircraft Power Line Conditioner
APM Power Plant and APU ARINC Processing Module GE

APM None Airport Planning Manual

APM None Aircraft Performance Monitoring Program

APP General Approach Control-Approach Control Office

APP General Appearance

APPL General Application
APPR General Approach
APPROX General Approximately
APPU General Asymmetry Position Pick Off Unit
APQ None Airline Pre-Qualification
APS None Aircraft Prepared for Service
APS None Auxiliary Power Supply
APS General Avionic Printing Specification
APS None Absolute Pressure Sensor
APU General Auxiliary Power Unit
APU AFE General APU Automatic Fire Extinguishing Control
Unit

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
AQP None Advanced Qualification Program
AR General As Required
AR None Audio Reproducer
ARC General Air Refueling Computer For MRTT only
ARG None Arresting Gear or Hook
ARINC General Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ARM None Airworthiness Review Meeting
ARM General Aircraft Recovery Manual
ARMD None Armed
ARMG None Arming
ARMT None Armament
ARN None Aircraft Registration Number
ARND None Around
ARO None After Receipt Order
ARP General Aerospace Recommended Practice
ARP None Aerodrome Reference Point - Airport
Reference Point
ARPT General Airport
ARR None Arrival, Arriving
ARS None Airworthiness Review Sheet
ART None Active Repair Time
ARTCC None Air Route Traffic Control Centre
ARTCLD None Articulated
ARTF General Artificial
ARU General Audio Reproducer Unit
ARU General Aircraft Router Unit
ARV Panels/Display Units Alternate Refill Valve

AS None Airspeed
AS None Airscoop
ASA General All Speed Aileron A300, A300-600, A310 only
ASA General Audio and Sign Adapter A350 and subsequent
ASAP None As soon as possible
ASCII General American Standard Code for Information
Interchange
ASCO None Airbus Service Company Inc.
ASD General Accelerate Stop Distance
ASDC None Airline Service Data Collection
ASE General Airborne Support Equipment
ASE None Airbus Supplied Equipment
ASF None Amperes per Square Foot
ASG None Airbus Security Group

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
ASI General Airspeed Indicator
ASIC General Application Specific Integrated Circuits
ASM None American Society for Metals
ASM General Aircraft Schematics Manual
ASMA None Aircraft Systems Maintenance Aids
ASN General Aerospatiale Norme (Standard)
ASP General Audio Selector Panel
ASPSU General Autonomous Standby Power Supply Unit

ASR None Airport Surveillance Radar

ASSY General Assembly
ASYM General Asymmetric(al)
AT None Autothrottle
AT Panels/Display Units Autothrust

ATA General Air Transport Association of America

ATA General Actual Time of Arrival
ATAM None Airbus Takeoff Analysis Module
ATB None ATA 100 Breakdown
ATC General Air Traffic Control
ATC None Airbus Training Center
ATCA None Air Traffic Control Board
ATCDB None Aircraft Technical Characteristics Data Base

ATCH None Attach(ment)

ATCI General Air Traffic Control and Information
ATCK None Attack
ATCRB General Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon
ATCSS None Air Traffic Control Data Link Signalling
System
ATD None Aircraft Technical Definition
ATD General Actual Time of Departure
ATE General Automatic Test Equipment
ATEC None Automatic Test Equipment Complex
ATI General Air Transport Indicator
ATIMS General Air Traffic and Information Management
System
ATIS General Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATLAS General Abbreviated Test Language for Avionics
Systems
ATLAS None Abbreviated Test Language for All Systems

ATM None Aircraft Transportability Manual

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
ATM General Air Traffic Management
ATM None Available Ton-Mile
ATMG None Airbus Technical Management Group
ATMS None Advanced Text Management System
ATN General Aeronautical Telecommunications Network

ATO None Authorization to Offer

ATR General Austin Trumbull Radio
ATRCCS Power Plant and APU Automatic Turbine Rotor Clearance Control PW
System
ATS General Air Traffic Service
ATS None Airbus Technical Specification
ATS General Autothrottle System
ATS None Autothrust System
ATSU General Air Traffic Service Unit
ATT General Attitude
ATT None Attitude Reference
ATTEN None Attenuation
ATTND General Attendant
ATZ None Aerodrome Traffic Zone
AUD None Audio
AUDSWTGSYS None Audio Switching System
AUDSWTGUNIT None Audio Switching Unit
A-UK None Airbus UK
AUTH None Authorize
AUTO General Automatic
AUTOCAL None Autocalibration
AUTOLAND General Automatic Landing
AUW General All-Up Weight
AUX General Auxiliary
AVAIL General Available
AVAIL General Availability
AVG None Average
AVIONICS None Aviation Electronics
AVNCS General Avionics
AVOD None Audio/Video on Demand
AVRS None Audio/Video Recording System
AVS General Avionics Ventilation System
AWACS None Advanced Warning (on) Aircraft Commercial
Sales
AWB None Air Waybill
AWG None Audible Warning Generator

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
AWG None American Wire Gage
AWL General Aircraft Wiring List
AWLS None All Weather Landing System
AWM General Aircraft Wiring Manual
AWS None American Welding Society
AWY General Airway
AX None Access Authorized
AX General Longitudinal Acceleration
AY General Lateral Acceleration
AZ None Vertical Acceleration
AZ General Azimuth
AZFW General Actual Zero Fuel Weight
B General Blue
B/B None Back-Beam
B/C General Business Class
B/D None Bottom of Descent
BAABI None Basic Approved ATA Breakdown Index
BAF None Baffle
BAF General BITE Access Function
BAFO None Best and Final Offer
BAG General Bandwidth Allocation Gap
BAL None Basic Assembly Language
bar None 10² kPa
BARC None Barometric Altitude Rate Computer
BARO General Barometric
BAT General Battery (Electrical)
BBAND General Broadband
BBRG None Ball Bearing
BC None Baggage Container Train
BCD General Binary Coded Decimal
BCDS General BITE Centralized Data System
BCF None Brake Cooling Fan
BCL General Battery Charge Limiter
BCM General Backup Control Module
BCN General Beacon
BCRC General Bulk Crew Rest Compartment
BCRU General Battery Charge and Rectifier Unit
BCS None Brake Control System
BCU General Brake Control Unit
BCWP None Budgeted Cost of Work Performed
BCWS None Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled
BDD None BITE Description Document

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
BDIE None Base de Données Installation Electrique

BDLI None Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft-und

Raumfahrt Industrie
BEA None Bureau d'Enquête Accident
BEL CRK None Bellcrank
BER None Beyond Economical Repair
BETW None Between
BEV None Bevel
BEW None Basic Empty Weight
BFD None Bi-Folding Door
BFDAS None Basic Flight Data Acquisition System
BFE General Buyer Furnished Equipment
BFEMS None BFE Management System
BFO General Beat Frequency Oscillator
BFR None Buffer
BG None Build Group (Assembly Group)
BGC None Build Group Component
BGM General Boarding Music
BGS None Build Group Stack-Up
BH General Block Hours
BHD None Bulkhead
BIST None Built-in Self Test
BITE General Built-in Test Equipment
BIU General BITE Interface Unit
BK None Black
BKFLW General Backflow
BKUP General Backup
BL General Bleed
BLC None Basic Lines Catalog
BLES General Brake Life Extension System
BLG General Body Landing Gear
BLK Panels/Display Units Block

BLK General Black

BLKT None Blanket
BLOW General Blower
BLST General Ballast
BLT None Bolt
BLV Panels/Display Units Bleed Valve

BLW None Below

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
BLWG General Blowing
BM None Beam
BMC General Bleed Monitoring Computer
BMI General BITE Monitoring Interface
BMS None Bulletin Météo Spécial
BND None Bonded
BNDG None Bonding
BNDRY General Boundary
BNR General Binary
BNR None Binary Words
BO None Body Odour
BO None Blocking Oscillator
BOH None Brake-Off Weight
BOT General Bottom
BOT Panels/Display Units Begin of Tape Panels (QAR)

BP None Bottom Plug

BPTU None Brake Pedal Transmitter Unit
BR None Brown
BRC None Brace
BRD None Braid
BRDG None Bridge
BRG General Bearing
BRK General Brake
BRKNG General Braking
BRKR General Breaker
BRKS None Brakes
BRKT General Bracket
BRT General Bright, Brightness
BSCS General Braking and Steering Control System
BSCU General Braking and Steering Control Unit
BSHG None Bushing
BSU General Beam Steering Unit
BT None Bus Tie
BTA None Bogie Trim Actuator
BTC General Bus Tie Contactor
BTCM General Brake Temperature Compensation Module

BTL General Bottle

BTMS General Brake Temperature Monitoring System
BTMU General Brake Temperature Monitoring Unit
BTN General Button

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
BTR General Bus Tie Relay
BTS General Base Transceiver Station
BTS None Brake Temperature Sensor
BTU None British Thermal Unit
BU General Battery Unit
BUS General Busbar
BWS General Body Wheel Steering
BYDU General Back-Up Yaw Damper Unit
BYP General Bypass
C General Celsius, Centigrade
C General Cyan
C General Close
C None Clear
c None Equal Margin
C None Cold (Electric Point)
C None Comparator
C None Convertible
C of A None Certificate of Airworthiness
C/B General Circuit Breaker
C/L General Check List
C/M None Command/Monitor
C/M None Crew Member
C/O General Change Over
C/S General Call Sign
C/SSR None Cost/Schedule Status Report
CA None Constituent Assembly
CA General Cable Assembly
CA None Cable
CA/CRL General Certification Authority/Certificate Revocation
List
CAA None Civil Aviation Authority
CAA None Central Aviation Archive
CAATS None Computer Assisted Aircraft Trouble
Shooting
CAB General Cabin
CAB PRESS None Cabin Pressurization
CAD None Computer Aided Design
CADB None Component for Attestation Data Base
CADETS None Computer Assisted Documentation
Education Tutorial System
CAG None Circulation Aérienne Générale
CAGE None Commercial And Government Entity

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CAI None Combustion Area Inspection
CAL General Calibration, Calibrated
CALC None Cargo Acceptance and Load Control
CAM None Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAM General Cabin Assignment Module
CAM None Customer Acceptance Manual
CAN None Canopy
CAN General Controller Area Network
CANC None Cancel
CANC General Cancellation
CANCD Panels/Display Units Cancelled

CANTIL None Cantilever

CAO None Cargo Aircraft Only
CAOA General Corrected Angle Of Attack
CAOM General Cabin Attendant Operating Manual
CAP None Capacitor
CAPLTY None Capability
CAPT General Captain
CAR None Civil Aviation Requirements
CAR None Cargo
CARE None Continuing Airframe - Health Review and
Evaluation
CARE None Common Airbus Requirements Engineering

CARP None Carpet

CAS None Computed Air Speed
CAS None Collision Avoidance System
CAS General Calibrated Air Speed
CAS None Calculated Air Speed
CAT None Clear Air Turbulence
CAT General Category
CATCH General Complex Anomaly Tracking and Search
CAUT General Caution
CAUT LT None Caution Light
CBAL None Counterbalance
CBB General Connexion By Boeing
CBIT General Continuous BITE
CBM General Circuit Breaker Monitoring
CBMF General Circuit Breaker Monitoring Function
CBMS General Circuit Breaker Monitoring System
CBMU General Circuit Breaker Monitoring Unit

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CBO None Cycles between Overhaul
CBORE None Counterbore
CBR None California Bearing Ratio
CBS None Cost Breakdown Structure
CBSV None Cycles Between Scheduled Visits
CC General Current Comparator
CCB None Configuration Control Board
CCC General Crash Crew Chart
CCC None Component Change Card
CCC None Configuration Control Committee
CCCP Power Plant and APU Compressor Cavity Control Pressure

CCD General Cursor Control Device

CCG General Cabin Configuration Guide
CCITT None Consultative Committee International
Telegraphy & Teleph
CCMD None Configuration Conformity Management and
Documentation
CCOM General Cabin Crew Operating Manual
CCQ None Cross Crew Qualification
CCR General Credit Card Reader
CCR None Customer Change Register
CCRC General Cabin Crew Rest Compartment
CCRM General Cabin Crew Rest Module
CCS General Cabin Communications System
CCW General Counter Clockwise
CD None Count Drag
CD None Cold Drawn
CD General Control Display
CD General Compact Disk
CDAM General Centralized Data Acquisition Module
CDB None Configuration DataBase
CDBT None Component Design and Build Team
CDC General Cargo Door Controller
CDDS None Component Documentation Data System

CDE None Consumption Data Exchange Card

CDIM None Component Data Instruction Manual
CDIS None Customization Definition Information
System
CDL General Configuration Deviation List
CDLCU General Cockpit Door Locking Control Unit

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Abbreviation Domain Term Remarks

3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CDLS General Cockpit Door Locking System
CDP General Compressor Discharge Pressure
CD-ROM None Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
CDS None Cold Drawn Steel
CDS General Component Documentation Status
CDS General Control and Display System
CDSS General Cockpit Door Surveillance System
CDSU General Cockpit Door Surveillance Unit
CDT None Cabin Door Trainer
CDU General Control and Display Unit
CDU Power Plant and APU Center Drive Unit GE

CD-WD None Component Data Working Document

CE None Central Entity
CE None Change Event
CECAM None Centralized Cabin Monitoring
CED General Cooling Effect Detector
CEET None Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer
CEL General Component Evolution List
CELLI General Ceiling Emergency LED Light
CEO None Chief Executive Officer
CEPT None Council of European Posts and Telegraphs

CER General Contrôle Essais et Réception

CEV None Clutch Electro Valve
CEV General Centre d'Essais en Vol
CF None Course to a Fixed Waypoint
CF None Configuration File
CFDIU General Centralized Fault Display Interface Unit
CFDS General Centralized Fault Display System
CFE None Customer Furnished Equipment
CFH None Cubic Feet per Hour
CFIT None Controlled Flight Into Terrain
CFM None Cubic Feet per Minute
CFM General Cable Fabrication Manual
CFMI Power Plant and APU CFM International

CFP None Computerized Flight Plan

CFR None Code of Federal Regulations
CFRP General Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic
CFS None Cold Finished Steel
CFS General Cabin File Server

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CFVCU General Cargo Fire Verification Control Unit
CFVS General Cargo Fire Verification System
CG General Center of Gravity
CGC None Customer Ground Check
CGCS General Center of Gravity Control System
CGM None Computer Graphics Metafile
CH None Centre Hatrack
CH General Character
CH None Charge
CHAM None Chamfer
CHAN General Channel
CHAS None Chassis
CHG General Change
CHK None Check
CHM None Chime
CHMBR General Chamber
CHRG General Charge
CHRO General Chronometer
CI None Course to an Intercept
CI None Conversion Instruction
CI None Configuration Item
Ci None Curie
CI None Cast iron
CI Panels/Display Units Cost Index

CICS None Customer Information Control System

CICS/VS None Customer Information Control
System/Virtual Storage
CIDS General Cabin Intercommunication Data System
CIM None Continuous Image Microfilm
CIN General Change Identification Number
CINS General Cabin Information Network System
CIT Power Plant and APU Compressor Inlet Temperature

CIU General Camera Interface Unit

CK General Check
CKD None Checked
CKPT General Cockpit
CKT General Circuit
CL None Climb
CL None Clutch
CL General Center Line

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CL None Clip
CL General Check List
CL/OP Panels/Display Units Closure/Opening

CLB General Climb

CLCTR General Collector
CLD None Closed
CLDB None Component Location Data Bank
CLG None Ceiling
CLG General Centerline Landing Gear
CLK General Clock
CLM General Component Location Manual
CLN None Clinometer
CLNG General Ceiling
CLOG General Clogging
CLOGD Panels/Display Units Clogged

CLP None Clamp

CLPR General Clapper
CLR General Clear
CLR ALT None Clearance Altitude
CLRD General Cleared
CLRNC General Clearance
CLS General Cargo Loading System Manual
CLS General Cargo Loading System
CLSD General Closed
CLSG Panels/Display Units Closing

CLTM None Component Location Training Manual

CLV None Clevis
CM General Conversion Manual
CM None Call Maintenance
CM None Centimeters
CM None Collective Modification
CM None Configuration Management
CM Panels/Display Units Conversion Module

CMC General Central Maintenance Computer

CMD General Command
CMEU General Cabin Passenger Management Memory
Expansion Unit
CMF General Central Maintenance Function

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CMFLR None Cam Follower
CMI None Computer Managed Instruction
CMIT None Component Management and Integration
Team
CML General Consumable Material List
CMM General Component Maintenance Manual
CMM General Calibration Memory Module
CMMM None Component Maintenance Manual
Manufacturer
CMMV General Component Maintenance Manual Vendor

C-MOS General Complementary Metal Oxyde

Semiconductor
CMP None Customer Maintenance Program
CMPLRY None Complementary
CMPLTD Panels/Display Units Completed

CMPNT None Component

CMPS CPLR None Compass Coupler
CMPTG None Computing
CMPTR General Computer
CMRLR None Cam Roller
CMS General Code Matière Société
CMS None Cabin Management System
CMS General Central Maintenance System
CMS General Component Maintenance Sheet
CMT General Cabin Management Terminal
CMV General Concentrator and Multiplexer for Video
CNA Power Plant and APU Common Nozzle Assembly RR

CNCT None Connect

CNCTD None Connected
CNCTN None Connection
CNCTR General Connector
CNCTRC None Concentric
CNCV None Concave
CND None Conduit
CNSU General Cabin Network Server Unit
CNTNR General Container
CNTOR General Contactor
CNTR None Counter
CNTRTR General Concentrator
CO None Cut-Off

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CO None Company
CO RTE General Company Route
COAX General Coaxial
COC General Customer Originated Change
CoC None Centre of Competence
COC General Cabin Operation Center
COCT Panels/Display Units Cabin Operations Consultation Tool

CODD None Contractual On Dock Date

CoE None Center of Excellence
COHO None Coherent Oscillator
COL None Column
COLLI None COntour LED LIght
COM General Communication
COM None Common
COM None Company Organization Manual
COM None Command
CombL None Combustible Liquid
COMDL General Coding Module
COML Panels/Display Units Commercial C/B panels

COMP General Compensator

COMP General Compass
COMPSN General Compensation
COMPT General Compartment
COMPT TEMP None Compartment Temperature
COMPTR General Comparator
COMTN None Commutation
COND General Condition
COND General Conditioned
COND General Conditioning
CONDTN None Condition
CONDTR General Conditioner
CONFIG General Configuration
CONFIRMD Panels/Display Units Confirmed

CONSUMPT Panels/Display Units Consumption

CONT General Continue, Continuous

CONT None Contour
CONT General Controller Do not use for A380 and
subsequent. Refer to CTLR

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CONV General Converter
COO None Chief Operating Officer
COOL General Cooling Do not use for A380 and
subsequent. Refer to COOLG
COOL General Cooler Do not use for A380 and
subsequent. Refer to COOLR
COOLG General Cooling For use on the A380 and
subsequent
COOLR General Cooler For use on the A380 and
subsequent aircraft programs
COORD None Coordinate
COORD General Coordination
COPI None Copilot
Cor.M None Corrosive Material
CORA None Customer Order Administration
CORCTD None Corrected
CORR None Correct
CORR None Corrugate
CORR None Corrugation
COS None Cosine
COS Power Plant and APU Cowl Opening System RR, GP

COT None Cotter

COTS General Commercial Off-The-Shelf
COUNT General Counter
COV None Cover
COWL General Cowling
CP None Clock Pulse
CPC General Cabin Pressure Controller
CPCP None Corrosion Prevention and Control program

CPCS General Cabin Pressure Control System

CPCU General Cabin Pressure Control Unit
CPD None Continuing Product Development
CPDLC General Controller-Pilot DataLink Communications

CPF None Central Programme Function

CPIOM General Core Processing Input/Output Module
CPL None Couple
CPLD None Coupled
CPLG General Coupling
CPLR General Coupler

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CPMS General Cabin and Passenger Management System

CPMU General Cabin Passenger Management Unit

CPNY Panels/Display Units Company

CPRSR General Compressor

CPT None Compartment
CPT None Capture
CPU General Central Processing Unit
CQ None Customer Query
CR None Cruise
CR None Cold Rolled
CRC None Camera Ready Copy
CRC General Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRC None Crew Rest Compartment
CRC General Continuous Repetitive Chime
CRC General Centralized Radio Control For MRTT only
CRC None Cyclic Redundancy Code
CRE None Corrosion-Resistant
CRES General Corrosion-Resistant Steel
CRG General Cargo
CRI General Certification Review Item
CRK None Crank
CRL None Collar
CROSS None Center for Reliable Operational System
Security
CROSSFEEDR Panels/Display Units Crossfeeder

CRQ None Customer Request

CRR None Component Reliability Report
CRS General Course
CRS None Cold Rolled Steel
CRS None Cost Repercussion Sheet
CRSN None Corrosion
CRT General Cathode Ray Tube
CRU General Card Reader Unit
CRU General Cabin Router Unit
CRZ Panels/Display Units Cruise Display units

CS None Centistokes
CS None Cabin Cleaners Steps
CS None Call Switch

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
CS General Center Spar
CSAS General Cooled Service Air System
CSD General Constant Speed Drive
CSDM None Concession Support Decision Manual
CSE None Course Set Error
CSF/L None Continuous Safe Flight/Landing
CSI None Cycles Since Installation
CSIP None Customer Satisfaction Improvement
Programme
CSK General Countersink
CSKH None Countersunk Head
CSL General Console
CSM None Computer Software Manual
CSM/G General Constant Speed Motor/Generator
CSN None Catalog Sequence Number
CSPM None Customer Support Procedure Manual
CSS None Cockpit System Simulator
CST None Cabin Service Trainer
CSTG None Casting
CSTR General Constraint
CSU General Command Sensor Unit
CSV None Cycles Since Last Shop Visit
CT General Current Transformer
CT None Center Tape
CTA None Control Area
CTDP None Cabin Trainer Data Packages
CTF None Central Test Facilities
CTF.P None Central Test Facility Response
CTF.Q None Central Test Facility Questions
CTK None Capacity Tonne Kilometre
CTK General Center Tank
CTL General Control
CTL General Central
CTLR General Controller For use on the A380 and
subsequent aircraft programs
CTR General Center
CTR None Control Zone
CTR None Contour
CTRD None Centered
CTSK None Countersunk
CTU General Cabin Telecommunications Unit
CTWT None Counterweight

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
cu None Cubic
CU General Control Unit
CUDU General Current Unbalance Detection Unit
CUR General Current
CV None Curriculum Vitae
CVE None Compliance Verification Engineer
CVL None Configuration Variation List
CVM General Cabin Video Monitoring
CVMS General Cabin Video Monitoring System
CVR General Cockpit Voice Recorder
CVRS General Cockpit Voice Recorder System
CVS General Cargo Video Surveillance A400M only
CVT General Center Vent Tube
CVU General Crypto Voice Unit
CW General Clockwise
CWG None Cockpit Working Group
CWLU General Cabin Wireless LAN Unit
CWS None Control Wheel Steering
CWS General Cabin Work Station
CWSIU General Combined Wheel Speed Interface Unit
CWY None Clearway
CY General Cycle
CY None Calendar Year - Current Year
CYL General Cylinder
D/A None Digital to Analog
D/D None Engine Out Drift Down Point
D/LNA General Diplexer/Low Noise Amplifier
D/O None Description and Operation
DA General Drift Angle
DABS None Discrete Address Beacon System
DAC General Drawing Aperture Card
DAC General Digital to Analog Converter
DADC General Digital Air Data Computer
DADS None Digital Air Data System
DAF None Damping Augmentation Function
DAGS General Dry Air Generation System
DAL None Development Assurance Level
DAMP General Damping Do not use for the A380 and
subsequent. Use DAMPG
DAMPG General Damping Use for the A380 and
subsequent.
daN None Load (DecaNewton)

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
DAR General Digital AIDS Recorder Used on Single Aisle family
DAR General Digital ACMS Recorder LR, A380 and subsequent
DAS/STC None Designated Alteration Station/Supplemental
Type Certific
DAU General Data Acquisition Unit
DB None Decibel
DB None Data Base
dB None Decibel
DB General Database
dB(A) None A-Weighted Decibel
DBBS None Data Base Bulletin Service
DBC Panels/Display Units Data Bus Communication

DBD None Data Basis for Design

DBLR General Doubler
DC General Direct Current
DC None Domain Coordinator
DC None Direct Cost
DCD None Decode
DCD None Double Channel Duplex
DCD General Data Control and Display
DCDR General Decoder
DCDU General Datalink Control and Display Unit
DCI None Design Change Instruction
DCL General Digital Cabin Logbook For software loaded in the ANSU

DCP General Display Control Panel

DCR General Dock on Crew Rest
DCR None Delivery Control Room
DCR None Design Change Request
DCRC General Dock on Crew Rest Compartment
DCS None Designated Certification Specialist
DCS None Double Channel Simplex
DCS None Direct Current Supply
DCU Power Plant and APU Direction Control Unit RR

DCV Power Plant and APU Directional Control Valve PW, IAE

DCVR None Direct Current Voltage Ratio

DDA None Digital Differential Accumulation
DDCU None Dedicated Display and Control Unit
DDI None Design Drawing Instruction

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
DDI None Documentary Data Insert
DDM None Difference in Depth of Modulation
DDM General Digital Data Module
DDP General Declaration of Design and Performance
DDRMI General Digital Distance and Radio Magnetic
Indicator
DDS None Domain Display Switch
DDTS None Digital Data Technology Standards
DDV General Direct Drive Valve
DEC None Declination
DECEL General Decelerate
DECOMPRESS Panels/Display Units Decompression

DECR General Decrease

DEDP General Data Entry and Display Panel
DEF General Definition
DEFDARS None Digital Expandable Flt Data Acquisition &
Recording Sys
DEFL None Deflect
DEFUEL General Defueling
DEG General Degree
DEGRADD Panels/Display Units Degraded

DEL None Delay Message

DEL General Delete
DEL BY None Deleted by
DELTA P General Differential Pressure
DEM None Digital Electronic Module
DEMOD None Demodulator
DEP None Data Entry Panel
DEP Panels/Display Units Departure

DEPLD None Deployed

DEPRESS General Depressurization
DEPT None Department
DES General Descent
DES None Digital Equipment Simulator
DES Panels/Display Units Descend

DEST General Destination

DET General Detection, Detector
DETECTD Panels/Display Units Detected

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
DETNG None Determining
DEU General Decoder/Encoder Unit
DEV General Deviation
DEVN None Deviation
DEW None Delivery Empty Weight
DEX None Access Demanded
DF None Direction Finder
DFA None Delayed Flaps Approach
DFDAMU General Digital Flight Data Acquisition and
Management Unit
DFDAU General Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit
DFDR General Digital Flight Data Recorder
DFDRS General Digital Flight Data Recording System
DFIDU General Dual Function Interactive Display Unit
DFT None Drift
DG None Directional Gyro
DGAC None Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile
DGI General Digital Input
DGO General Digital Output
DGTL None Digital
DH General Decision Height
DI None Deicing
DI None Data Input
DIA General Diameter
DIAPH None Diaphragm
DIBU None Door Illumination Ballast Unit
DIFF General Differential
DIM None Dimming
DIM None Dimension
DIM Power Plant and APU Direction Input Module GE

DIMM Panels/Display Units Dimmable

DIP General Dual In-line Package

DIPLXR General Diplexer
DIR None Direct, Direction, Director
DIR General Direction, Direct, Director
DIR TO None Direct to
DISC General Disconnect, Disconnected
DISC General Disconnection
DISCH General Discharge, Discharged
DISCNTY General Discontinuity

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
DISCTN None Disconnection
DIS-IN None Discrete Input
DISRMD None Disarmed
DIST General Distance
DISTR General Distribute, Distribution, Distributor
DITCH Panels/Display Units Ditching Display units

DITS General Digital Information Transfer System

DIU General Digital Interface Unit
DIVERTG Panels/Display Units Diverting

DL None Domain Leader

DL None Data Loader
DLC General Direct Lift Control
DLCM General Data Loading Configuration Manager
DLCS General Data Loading and Configuration System

DLK General Data Link

DLOAD Panels/Display Units Data Loading C/B panels

DLRB General Data Loading Routing Box

DLS General Data Loading Selector
DLS None Data Load System
DLY None Delay
DMA General Direct Memory Access
DMC None Direct Maintenance Cost
DMC General Display Management Computer
DMC None Design Modification Committee
DMD None Demand
DMD None Demand Data Sheet
DMDLTR General Demodulator
DME General Distance Measuring Equipment
DMM Power Plant and APU Data Memory Module.

DMP General Display Management Processor

DMPR General Damper
DMU General Data Management Unit
DMZ General DeMilitarized Zone
DN General Down
DnCC None Develop new Cabin and Cargo
DNI General Drawing Numerical Index
DNLK General Downlock

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
DNLNK Panels/Display Units Downlink

DO None Data Output

DO None Design Office
DOA None Design Organisation Approval
DOC None Direct Operating Cost
DOC.DATA None Documentary Data
DOLLI General Dome LED Light
DOM None Design Organisation Manual
DOM None Document Object Model
DOORLI None Door Light
DOW General Dry Operating Weight
DP None Data Processing
DP None Differential Protection
DPCU General Digital Passenger Control Unit
DPDT General Double Pole/Double Throw
DPI General Differential Pressure Indicator
DPM None Design Progress Meeting
DPRM None Delivery Planning Review Meeting
DQN None Design Query Note
DR General Dead Reckoning
DR None Dispatch Reliability
DR General Door
DRIP None Design Response Intended for Playback

DRL None Documentation Requirement List

DRM General Duct Repair Manual
DRMI General Distance Radio Magnetic Indicator
DRVG General Driving
DRVN None Driven
DRVR General Driver
DS None Downstream
DSAPP None Disappearance
DSB General Door Sensor Block
DSCRM None Discriminator
DSCRT None Discrete
DSCS None Doors and Escape Slides Control System

DSDL General Dedicated Serial Data Link

DSEB General Digital Seat Electronic Box
DSENGD None Disengaged
DSG None Design Service Goal

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
DSI General Discrete Input
DSIP General Door/Slide Indication Panel
DSMCU General Doors and Slides Management Control Unit

DSMS General Doors and Slides Management System

DSO General Discrete Output
DSPL General Display
DSPLYD Panels/Display Units Displayed

DSSS None Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

DSTRK None Desired Track
DSUG None Drawing Set User Guide
DTD General Document Type Definition
DTG General Distance to Go
DTMF General Dual Tone Multiple Frequency
DTMS General Damage Tolerance Monitoring System
DTMU General Damage Tolerance Monitoring Unit
DU General Display Unit
DUM None Dummy
DVD General Digital Versatile Disk
DVD None Digital Video Disk
DVI General Digital Visual Interface
DWG General Drawing
DX None Access Demanded
DYNMTC None Dynamometric
E General East
E/T None Electrical Trim
EABDC General Enhanced Aircraft Broadcast Data Collector

EADI None Electronic Attitude Director Indicator

EADS None European Aeronautic Defence and Space
Company
EAROM General Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
EAS None Equivalent Airspeed
EASA None European Aviation Safety Agency
EAT None Expected Approach Time
EBAS General Engine Bleed Air System
EBCU General Emergency Brake Control Unit
EBHA General Electrical Backup Hydraulic Actuator
EBS None Engine Build Specification
EBU Power Plant and APU Engine Build-up Unit CFMI, GE, PW

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
EC None Engine Control
ECAM General Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring

ECB Power Plant and APU Electronic Control Box APU

ECDB None Equipment Central Data Bank

ECLS General Electrical Cargo Loading system
ECM Power Plant and APU Engine Condition Monitoring RR

ECM None Engineering Coordination Memo

ECM None Equipment Change Management
ECMS General Electrical Contactor Management System

ECMU General Electrical Contactor Management Unit

ECN General Engineering Change Note
ECON General Economy
ECON None Economic
ECP General Ecam Control Panel
ECS None Electronic Cooling System
ECS General Environmental Control System
ECSB None Embedded Computer System Bus
ECU Power Plant and APU Electronic Control Unit CFMI, GE

ECUCV Power Plant and APU Electronic Control Unit Cooling Valve CFMI, GE

ED None Edge Distance

EDB None ECAM Data Book
EDD None Engineering Delivery Documents
EDES None Equipment Definition Evolution Sheet
EDMC None Engineering Drawing Microfilm Card
EDMS None Engineering Documentation Management
Services
EDP None Engine Driven Pump
EDP None Electronic Data Processing
EDS None Electronic Distribution of Software
EDTA None Ethylenediamine Tetraacetate
EE None Electrical and Electronic
EE None Electrical Equipment
EEC Power Plant and APU Engine Electronic Controller RR

EEC Power Plant and APU Electronic Engine Control PW

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
EEPROM General Electrically Eraseable Programmable Read
Only Memory
EFCC General Electronic Flight Control Computer
EFCS General Electrical Flight Control System
EFCU General Electrical Flight Control Unit
EFDARS None Expandable Flight Data Acquisition and
Recording Systems
EFF General Effective,Effectivity
EFF/FFU General Electronic Flight Folder/Flight Follow-Up
EFIS General Electronic Flight Instrument System
EFIS CP None EFIS Control Panel
EFIS SGU None EFIS Symbol Generator Unit
EFOB Panels/Display Units Estimated Fuel on Board Display units

EG None For Example

EGIU General Electrical Generation Interface Unit
EGMS General Electrical Galley Management System
EGPWM General Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning
Module
EGPWS None Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning
System
EGT Power Plant and APU Exhaust Gas Temperature

EHA General Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator

EHAC General Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator Contactor
EHCU General Electromechanical Handforce Control Unit

EHS Panels/Display Units Electrical Heater System

EHSI None Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator

EIC None Engineering Integration Centre
EIPM General Engine Interface Power Management
EIPMU General Engine Interface Power Management Unit

EIRD None Equipment Installation Requirement Dossier

EIS General Electronic Instrument System

EIS None Entry Into Service
EIU General Engine Interface Unit
EIVMU General Engine Interface and Vibration Monitoring
Unit
EL None Equipment List

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4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
EL Panels/Display Units Electric Only for use if not possible to use
ELEC. Only use when associated
with "AC" or "DC".
ELA General Electrical Load Analysis
ELAC General Elevator Aileron Computer
ELAN General Ethernet Local Area Network
ELAPS None Elapsed Time
ELC General Electronic Library Computer
ELC General Emergency Line Contactor
ELEC General Electric, Electrical, Electricity
ELEK General Electronic
ELEKS None Electronics
ELEV General Elevation Do not use for A380 and
subsequent. Refer to ELEVN.

ELEV General Elevator Do not use for A380 and

subsequent. Refer to ELEVR
ELEVN General Elevation For use on the A380 and
subsequent aircraft
ELEVR General Elevator For use on the A380 and
subsequent aircraft programs
ELF General Engineering support and data Link Function

ELM General Electrical Load Management

ELMF General Electrical Load Management Function
ELMU General Electrical Load Management Unit
ELS General Electronic Library System
ELS None Emergency Lighting System
ELT General Emergency Locator Transmitter
ELV None Elevation
EM None Engine Manual
EM None ElectroMagnet
EMC General Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMDB None Electrical Main Data Bank
EMER General Emergency
EMI General Electromagnetic Interference
EMISN General Emission
EMLS None Emergency Lighting System
EMP None Empennage
EMS None Equipment Modification Sheet
EMU None Engine Maintenance Unit
EMU Power Plant and APU Engine Monitoring Unit RR Trent 900

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
EMWS General ElectroMechanical Window Shade
ENBL None Enable
ENCD None Encode
ENCDR General Encoder
ENCL None Enclosure
END General Endurance
ENG General Engine
ENG OUT None Engine Out
ENGD None Engaged
ENGR None Engineer
ENM General Electrical Network Management
ENMF General Electrical Network Management Function

ENMS General Electrical Network Management System

ENP None Estimated Normal Payload
ENRGZ None Energize
ENT None Entry
ENTR None Entrance
ENV None Envelope
ENVMOD General Envelope Modulation
EO General Engine Out
EO None Engineering Order
EO ACCEL ALT None Engine Out Acceleration Altitude
EO THR RED SPD None Engine Out Thrust Reduction Speed

EOC None Engineering Order Change

EOP None End of Part
EOSID General Engine Out Standard Instrument Departure

EOT General End of Tape

EP General Entry Panel
EPAC None Entity per Aircraft Change
EPC General External Power Contactor
EPD General Extended Principle Diagram
EPESC General Enhanced Passenger Entertainment
System Controller
EPGS General Electrical Power Generation System
EPLD General Electronically Programmable Logic Device

EPM None Engineering Program Manager

EPPT None Electronic Performance
EPR None Exhaust Pressure Ratio

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
EPR Power Plant and APU Engine Pressure Ratio PW, RR

EPR None Equipment Problem Report

EPR.D General EPR Descent
EPR.L General EPR Latch
EPROM General Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

EPSU General Emergency Power Supply Unit

EPU None Emergency Power Unit
EQIR None Engineering Query Investigation report
EQPT General Equipment
ER None Error Report
ER None Elevator Rib
ER General Extended Range
ER None Engine Run
ERECT None Erection
ERL None Economic Repair Life
ERMM General En Route Moving Map
EROM None Electronic Readout Machine
ERP General Enhanced Runaway Protection
ERR None Error
ERS None Erase
ERS None Erased
ERS None Embodiment Repercussion Sheet
ERU Power Plant and APU Engine Relay Unit PW

ESB None Evaluation Service Bulletin

ESB General Electrical System BITE
ESBF Panels/Display Units Electrical System BITE Function For BITE messages only

ESC General Escape

ESD None Electro Sensitive Device
ESD None Electronic System Display
ESD General ElectroStatic Discharge
ESDB None Element Standard Data Bank
ESDN General Extended System/Structure Description
Note
ESG None Evaluated Service Goal
ESLB General ECAM System Logic Book
ESLD None ECAM System Logic Data
ESP General Electrical Standard Practices
ESPM General Electrical Standard Practices Manual

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
ESS General Essential
EST General Estimated
ESU General Ethernet Switch Unit
ESWL None Equivalent Single Wheel Load
ET General Elapsed Time
ETA General Estimated Time of Arrival
ETACS General External and Taxiing Aid Camera System

ETD General Estimated Time of Departure

ETDS None Engineering Technical Data Service
ETE General Estimated Time En Route
Etio.Ag. None Etiologic Agent
ETL None Engineering Team Leader
ETO General Estimated Time Over
ETOPS General Extended Range Twin Engined Aircraft
Operations
ETP General Equal Time Point
ETR None Engineering Template Repository
ETRAC Power Plant and APU Electronic Thrust Reverser Actuation
Controller
ETRAS General Electrical Thrust Reverser Actuation System

ETS None Equipment Technical Specification

ETT General Estimated Time for Takeoff
EUPB Power Plant and APU Electronic Unit Protection Box RR

EV None Electro Valve

EVAC General Evacuation
EVAC General Evacuate
EVMU General Engine Vibration Monitoring Unit
EWD General Engine/Warning Display
EWS None Electronic Warning System
EWS General Electrical Window Shades
EX Panels/Display Units Example

EXC General Excitation, Excite

EXCD None Excited
EXCESS General Excessive
EXCG None Exciting
EXCHG General Exchange
EXCHGR General Exchanger
EXCN None Excitation
EXH General Exhaust

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
EXP General Expansion
Expl. None Explosive
EXSTG Panels/Display Units Existing

EXT None Extend, Extension

EXT General Exterior, External
EXTC None Extract
EXTCD None Extracted
EXTCG None Extracting
EXTG None Extending
EXTIG None Extinguishing
EXTIN None Extinction
EXTING General Extinguishing
EXTING General Extinguish
EXTIR None Extinguisher
EXTN General Extension
EXTR None Extractor
EXTR None Extrusion
EXTRACT General Extraction, Extractor
EZ None Electrical Zero
F Panels/Display Units Fuel

F General Fahrenheit
F None Minimum Flap Retract Speed (EFIS)
F/C General First Class
F/CTL Panels/Display Units Flight Controls

F/E None Flight Engineer

F/O General First Officer
F/S None Fast/Slow
F/U None Follow-Up
F/W None Failure Warning
FA General Course from a Fixed Waypoint to an
Altitude Termination
FAA None Federal Aviation Administration
FAC General Flight Augmentation Computer
FACS None Flight Augmentation Computer System
FADEC General Full Authority Digital Engine Control
FAF General Final Approach Fix
FAI None First Article Inspection
FAIL General Failed, Failure
FAIR None Fairing

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
FAL None Final Assembly Line
FALH None Final Assembly Line Holder
FANS General Future Air Navigation System
FAOM None Flight Attendant Operating Manual
FAP General Forward Attendant Panel Pre A340-500/600 only
FAP General Flight Attendant Panel A340-500/600 and subsequent

FAR General Federal Aviation Regulations

FAS General Flight Augmentation System
FAS None Fatigue Approval Sheet
FAV General Fan Air Valve
FAWP None Final Approach Waypoint
FBB General Fasten Bed Belt
FBS None Fixed Base Simulator
FBW None Fly-by-wire
FC None Freight Container Train
FC None Flight Cycle
FC General Fully Closed
FC General Course from a Fixed Waypoint to a
Changeover Point
FCC General Flight Control Computer
FCCS None Flight Control Computer System
FCCU None Flight Control Computer Unit
FCD None Full Color Display
FCD55 None Full Color Display 5 inch x 5 inch
FCDC General Flight Control Data Concentrator
FCGU General Flight Control and Guidance Unit A380
FCMC General Fuel Control and Monitoring Computer
FCMS General Fuel Control Monitoring System
FCO None Fulfill Customer Order
FCOM General Flight Crew Operating Manual
FCP None Full Change Process
FCPC General Flight Control Primary Computer
FCPI None Flight Control Position Indicator
FCR None Flight Crew Report
FCRC General Flight Crew Rest Compartment
FCSC General Flight Control Secondary Computer
FCST None Forecast
FCTN None Function
FCU None Flush Control Unit
FCU General Flight Control Unit

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
FCU Power Plant and APU Fuel Control Unit APU

FCV General Flow Control Valve

FD General Flight Director
FD General Fuselage Datum
FD General Course from a Fixed Waypoint to a DME
Distance
FDAC General Full Digital AGU Controller
FDAU General Flight Data Acquisition Unit
FDB General Floor Disconnect Box
FDBK General Feedback
FDC General Fuel Data Concentrator
FDCE General Flight Deck and Cabin Effects
FDD General Floppy Disk Drive
FDD None Functional Description Document
FDE General Flight Deck Effect
FDEP General Flight Data Entry Panel
FDIAF General Flight Data Interface/Acquisition Function

FDIMU General Flight Data Interface and Management Unit

FDIU General Flight Data Interface Unit

FDR General Flight Data Recorder
FDRPL None Flight Data Recording Parameter Library

FDRS General Flight Data Recording System

FDS None Fault Detection Specification
FDSU None Flight Data Storage Unit
FDU General Fire Detection Unit
FE General Flight Envelope
FEC None Flight Envelope Computer
FEDR General Feeder
FEGV Power Plant and APU Fan Exit Guide Vane IAE

FES General Fire Extinguishing System

FET None Field Effect Transistor
FEW None Fleet Empty Weight
FF General Fuel Flow
FF None Ferry Flight
FFAR None First Flight Article Review
FFCC None Forward Facing Crew Cockpit Configuration

FFCC None Forward Facing Crew Cockpit Concept

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
FFCCV Power Plant and APU Forward Flange Compressor Casing CFMI (A340)
Vibration
FFCCV Power Plant and APU Fan Frame Compressor Case Vertical CFMI (A32O family)

FFCM General Free Fall Control Module

FFL None Flip Flop Latch
FFP None Fixed Firm Price
FFS None Full Flight Simulator
FFS None Full Feasibility Study
FG General Flight Guidance
F-G/S Panels/Display Units FLS Glide Slope

FGE General Flight Guidance and Envelope

FGES General Flight Guidance and Envelope System
FGN None Foreign
FGS None Flight Guidance System
FH General Flight Hours
FHA None Functional Hazard Analysis
FHSS None Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FIDS General Fault Isolation and Detection System
FIFO General First Input/First Output
FIG General Figure
FIL None Filament
FIL None Fillet
FIL H None Fillister Head
FILG General Filling
FIM General Fault Isolation Manual
FIN General Functional Item Number
FIR None Full Indicator Reading
FIS General Flight Information Services
FIX General Fixed
FL None Flood
FL None Flow
FL General Flight Level
FL None Fluid
FL None Floor
Fla.G None Flammable Compressed Gas
Fla.L None Flammable Liquid
Fla.S None Flammable Solid
FLC None Feel and Limitation Computer
FLD General Field
FLDK None Flight Deck

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
FLEX General Flexible
FLG None Flange
FLH None Flat Head
FLIP None Flight Plan Computation Program
FLLT None Flashing Light
FLMPRF None Flameproof
F-LOC Panels/Display Units FLS Localizer

FLP General Flap

FLP None Flight Line Planning
FLS General FMS Landing System
FLS None Field Loadable Software
FLSA None Fuel Level Sensing Amplifier
FLSCU General Fuel Level Sensing Control Unit
FLT General Flight
FLT CTL None Flight Control
FLTR General Filter
FLXTO General Flexible Take-Off
FM General Flight Management
FM General Flight Manual
FM General Frequency Modulation
FM None Fan Marker
FM General Course from a Fixed Waypoint with a
Manual Termination
FMA General Flight Mode Annunciator
FMC General Flight Management Computer
FMCS General Flight Management Computer System (FMC
and CDU)
FMCU None Flight Management Computer Unit
FMD None Failure Message Description
FMEA General Failure Mode Effect Analysis
FMES None Failure Mode and Effects Summary
FMGC General Flight Management and Guidance
Computer
FMGEC General Flight Management Guidance and Envelope
Computer
FMGES General Flight Management Guidance and Envelope
System
FMGS General Flight Management and Guidance System

FMS General Flight Management System (FMCS and

AFS sensors)
FMS None Fuel Manifold Staging

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4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
FMU Power Plant and APU Fuel Metering Unit PW, RR

FMV General Fuel Metering Valve

FNA None Final Approach
FNCP General Flight Navigation Control Panel
FNSG General Flight Navigation Symbol Generator
FO General Fully Open
FO None Flight Order
FOB General Fuel On Board
FOC Power Plant and APU Fuel/Oil Cooler

FOCT General Flight Operations Consultation Tool

FOD None Fuel Over Destination
FOD General Foreign Object Damage
FOD None Flight Operation Domain
FOM None Flight Operations Manual
FOM None Flight Operations Monitoring
FOQA None Flight Operations Quality Assurance
FOR DET None For Detail
FOS General Fuel Operator Station For MRTT only
FOT None FAL Operational Test Meeting
FOVE General Flight Operations Versatile Environment
FPA General Flight Path Angle
FPEEPMS General Floor Proximity Emergency Escape Path
Marking System
FPH Panels/Display Units Floor Panel Heating

FPL None Flight Plan

F-PLN Panels/Display Units Flight Plan

FPM None Feet per Minute

FPMU General Fuel Properties Measurement Unit
FPPU General Feedback Position Pick-off Unit
FPRM General Fuel Pipe Repair Manual
FPS Panels/Display Units Fire Protection System For BITE messages only

FPT General Flight Path Target

FPV General Flight Path Vector
FQ General Fuel Quantity
FQDC General Fuel Quantity Data Concentrator
FQI General Fuel Quantity Indicating/Indication/Indicator

FQI None Fuel Quantity Indicating/-ion/-or

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
FQIC General Fuel Quantity Indication Computer
FQMS General Fuel Quantity and Management System
FR General Frame
FRD None Functional Requirement Document
FREQ General Frequency
FREX None Support Repercussion Sheet
FRM General Fault Reporting Manual
FRQ None Frequency
FRS General Flammability Reduction System
FRT None Front
FRU General Frequency Reference Unit
FRV General Fuel Return Valve
FS General Front Spar
FS None Fuselage Station
FSA General FlySmart with Airbus
FSB General Fasten Seat Belts
FSCM General Federal Supply Code for Manufacturers
FSN General Fleet Serial Number
FST None Fire/Smoke/Toxicity
FSTNR None Fastener
ft None Feet, Foot
ft/mn None Feet per Minute
FTA None Flight Test Analysis
FTB None For the time being
FTD None Flight Training Device
FTE None Flight Test Engineer
FTG General Fitting
FTI General Flight Test Installation
FTIS General Fuel Tank Inerting System
FTK None Freight Tonne Kilometre
FTK None Fuel Tank
FTMS None Flight Test Management System
FTP None File Transfer Protocol
FTR None Flight Test Request
FTRNG None Feathering
FTS None Frame Time Select
FTSP Panels/Display Units Floor Temperature Setting Panel

FTU General Force Transducer Unit

FU None Feedback Unit
FU General Fuel Used
FUSLG General Fuselage

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
FV None Flux Valve
FW General Failure Warning
FW None Firewall
FWC General Flight Warning Computer
FWD General Forward
FWL General Firewall
FWS General Flight Warning System
FWSD None Flight Warning and System Display
FY None Fiscal Year
G None Galley
G None Grid
g None Earth Acceleration (Symbol)
G General Green
G None Gyro
g None Gram
G/A None Ground-to-Air
G/G None Ground Guidance
G/S General Glide Slope
GA General Go-Around
GA None General Application
GAD General General Assembly Drawing
GAHMM None Global Aircraft Health Monitoring and
Management
GAIR General General Assembly Inspection Report
gal None Gallon
GALV None Galvanize
GALY General Galley
GAMMA-A None Slope
GAMMA-T None Potential Slope
GAPCU General Ground and Auxiliary Power Control Unit
GATE None Glossary of Airbus Terms and Expressions

GATT None General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GCA None Ground-Controlled Approach System

GCP None General Conditions of Purchase
GCR General Generator Control Relay
GCU General Generator Control Unit
GDE General Guide
GDNC General Guidance
GDO Panels/Display Units Ground Door Opening

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
GDS None GSE Data Sheet
GE Power Plant and APU General Electric

GEM General Ground Equipment Manual

GEN General Generator
GENL None General
GES General Ground Earth Station
GFI General Ground Fault Interruption
GFTM None General Familiarization Training Manual
GGPCU General Generator and Ground Power Control Unit

GIC None General Instruction Card

GIDOCA None Gestion Informatique de la Documentation
Avion
GIE None Groupement d'Intérêt Economique
GIM None General Introduction Manual
GIPSY None General Integrated Publication System
GLASU General Galley Light Attendant Service Unit
GLC General Generator Line Contactor
GLM None General List of Modifications
GLR General Generator Line Relay
GLS General GNSS Landing System
GLT General Ground Leak Test
GMC None General Modification Committee
GMR None Ground Movement Radar
GMT General Greenwich Mean Time
GMTBF None Guaranteed Mean Time Between Failure

GNC General Galley Network Controller

GND General Ground
GNLU General GNSS Navigation and Landing Unit
GNSS General Global Navigation Satellite System
GP None Glide Path
GPCU General Ground Power Control Unit
GPM Power Plant and APU General Processing Module GE

GPS General Global Positioning System

GPSSU General Global Positioning System Sensor Unit
GPU General Ground Power Unit
GPWC General Ground Proximity Warning Computer
GPWS General Ground Proximity Warning System
GR None Gear

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
GR None Goods Received
GRC None Glass Reinforced Composite
GRFC None Global RFC
GRP General Geographic Reference Point
GRP None Ground/Geographical Reference Point
GRP General Glass-Reinforced Plastic
GRP None Ground Reference Point
GRU General Ground Refrigeration Unit
GRV None Groove
GRVTY General Gravity
GS General Ground Speed
GSB Panels/Display Units Ground Service Bus

GSE General Ground Support Equipment

GSHLD General Glareshield
GSM None General Structure Manual
GSM General Global System for Mobile Communication

GSP General Ground Service Panel

GTA None General Terms Agreement
GTHRG None Gathering
GTI General Ground Test Instructions
GTR None Ground Test Requirements
GUI None Graphic Interface Unit
GW General Gross Weight
GWDU General Galley Waste Disposal Unit
GWR General General Working Rules
GY None Grey
GYRO General Gyroscope
H None Hot (Electrical Point)
H None Runway Thickness
h None Hour
h None Height
H NAV None Horizontal Navigation
H/W General Hardware
HA General Holding Pattern to an Altitude Termination

HADC None Hybrid Air Data Computer

HARN General Harness
HAS None Heading and Attitude System
HB None Brinnell Hardness Test Value
hbar None Stress (Hectobar)

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
HCS Panels/Display Units Humidification Control System

HCU Power Plant and APU Hydraulic Control Unit CFMI

HCU General Head Up Combiner Unit

HD None Head
HD None Hold
HDDA General Hard Disk Drive Array
HDG General Heading
HDG/S General Heading Selected
HDL General Handle
HDLG General Handling
HDM General HSDU Data Module
HDST General Headset
HDWHL General Handwheel
HEATG General Heating For use on the A380 and
subsequent aircraft programs
HEGS General Hydraulic Electrical Generating System
HES General Head-End Switch
HESU General Head-End Server Unit
HEX None Hexadecimal
HF General Holding Pattern to a Fixed Waypoint
HF General High Frequency
HFDR General High Frequency Data Radio
HFEC General High Frequency Eddy Current
HGA General High Gain Antenna
HHL None Horizontal Hinge Line
HI General High
HIBU None Hybrid Illumination Ballast Unit
HID General High Intensity Discharge
HIDS General Host Intrusion Detection System
HIL None Hold Item List
HK None Knoop Hardness Test Value
HL General High Level
HLAC None High Level AC Voltage
HLCL None Helical
HLD General Hold
HLD General High Power Amplifier/Low Noise
Amplifier/Diplexer
HLDC None High Level DC Voltage
HLDR General Holder
HLTY General Healthy

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
HM General Holding Pattern with a Manual Termination

HMC General Hydromechanical Control

HMI General Human-Machine Interface
HMU Power Plant and APU Hydromechanical Unit CFMI, GE

HMU Power Plant and APU Hydromechanical Metering Unit RR Trent 900

HNG None Hinge

HO None HandOver
HoE None Head of Engineering
HOLD None Holding
HOR Power Plant and APU Hold Open Rod RR, GP

HORIZ None Horizontal

HOT Power Plant and APU High Oil Temperature APU

HP General High Pressure

Hpa None Hecto Pascal
HPA General High Power Amplifier
HPC None Rear Compressor Rotor and Stator
Assembly
HPC Power Plant and APU High Pressure Compressor CFMI, PW

HPR General High Power Relay

HPT Power Plant and APU High Pressure Turbine CFMI, GE, PW

HPT None Rear Compressor Drive Turbine Rotor

Assembly
HPTACC Power Plant and APU High Pressure Turbine Active Clearance CFMI
Control
HPTC Power Plant and APU High Pressure Turbine Clearance

HPTCC Power Plant and APU High Pressure Turbine Case Cooling PW

HPTCC Power Plant and APU High Pressure Turbine Clearance Control CFMI

HPTR Power Plant and APU High Pressure Turbine Rotor

HPU General Head up Projection Unit

HPV None High Pressure Valve
HPV Panels/Display Units HP Bleed Valve

HR None Hour

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
HR None Hot Rolled
HR(X) None Rockwell Hardness Test Value
HR/XXX) None Rockwell Superficial Hardness Test Value

HRP General Horizontal Reference Plane

HRS None Hours
HRS None Hot Rolled Steel
HS General High Speed
HSDU General High Speed Data Unit
HSG None Housing
HSI General Horizontal Situation Indicator
HSI None Hot Section Inspection
HSMU General Hydraulic System Monitoring Unit
HSS None High Speed Steel
HT None Heat
HT TR None Heat Treat
HTD None Heated
HTG General Heating Do not use for A380 and
subsequent. Refer to HEATG
HTML None Hyper Text Mark-up Language
HTP None Horizontal Tail Plane
HTR General Heater
HTTP None HyperText Transfer Protocol
HUD General Head Up Display
HUDC General Head Up Display Computer
HUMIDIF Panels/Display Units Humidification

HV None Vickers Hardness Test Value

HV General High Voltage
HVDF None High and Very High Frequency Direction -
Finding Station
HVPS General High Voltage Power Supply
HWBPT None Hardware Breakpoint
HYD General Hydraulic
HZ None Hertz
I None Invoice Card
I None Inertial
I/I None Inspection/Interval
I/O General Input/Output
I/P General Intercept Profile
I/P General Intercept Point
I/P General Input

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
IAE Power Plant and APU International Aero Engines

IAF General Initial Approach Fix

IAS General Indicated Airspeed
IATA None International Air Transport Association
IATP None International Air Transport Pool
IAW None In Accordance with
IAWP None Initial Approach Waypoint
IBIT General Initiated BITE
IBLC General Inter-Bus Line Contactor
IBN None Identification Beacon
IBU None Integrated Ballast Unit
IC None Integrated Circuit
IC None Invoice Control Card
ICAO None International Civil Aviation Organisation
ICARE None Illustration, Constraint, Activity, Rule, Entity

ICC None Integrated Change Control

ICCAIA None Inter Co-ordinating Council of Aerospace
Industries Asso
ICD General Interface Control Document
ICE None In Circuit Emulation
ICP General Integrated Control Panel
ICU Power Plant and APU Isolation Control Unit RR

ICY General Interchangeability

ID General Inside Diameter
ID PL None Identification Plate
IDBT None Integrated Design and Build Team
IDC None Instrument Display Catalog
IDENT General Identification, Identifier, Identify
IDG General Integrated Drive Generator
IDP None Integrated Data Processing
IDU General Interactive Display Unit
IEC None International Electrotechnical Commission

IEEE None Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Engineers
IES None Industrial Evaluation Sheet
IETF None Internet Engineering Task Force
IF None Intermediate Frequency
IF General Initial Fix

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
IFA None International Federation of Airworthiness

IFA None Integrated Final Assembly

IFE General In-Flight Entertainment
IFEC General In-Flight Entertainment Center
IFES None In-Flight Entertainment System
IFP None In-Flight Performance Computation
Program
IFPA General InFlight Performance Application
IFR General Instrument Flight Rules
IFSD None In-Flight Shut Down
IFTB None In flight Turn back
IGB General Inlet Gear Box
IGGS General Inert Gas Generation System
IGN General Ignition
IGV Power Plant and APU Inlet Guide Vane

IIPD None Illustrated Initial Provisioning Document

ILLUM General Illumination
ILLUMD None Illuminated
ILS General Instrument Landing System (LOC and G/S)

IM Panels/Display Units Inner Marker

IMA General Integrated Modular Avionics

IMC None Indirect Maintenance Cost
IMM General Immediate
IMPACT None Improvement Manufacturer Program for
Airbus Customer Training
IMR General Interlock Monitoring Relay
IMU General Inertial Measurement Unit
in None Inch
IN None Inch
IN HG None Inches of Mercury
INA None Initial Approach
INB General Inbound
INBD General Inboard
INCLG None Including
INCR None Increase
INCR General Increment
IND General Indicator
INDG General Indicating
INFO General Information

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
INHI None Inhibit
INHIB General Inhibit, Inhibited, Inhibition
INIT General Initial(ization)
IN-LBS None Inch-pounds
INOP General Inoperative
INP None Input
INR General Inner
INRTL General Inertial
INS General Inertial Navigation System
INSP None Inspection
INST General Instrument
INST General Instinctive
INSTL General Installation
INSTLLD None Installed
INSTM None Instrumentation
INSUL General Insulate, Insulation, Insulator
INT None Interrupt
INT None Intersection
INT General Interior For lights
INTCON None Interconnection
INTCP General Intercept
INTEG General Integral
INTEN None Intensity
INTERCOM General Intercommunication
INTFC General Interface
INTG None Integral
INTGT None Integrate, Integrating
INTL General Internal
INTLK General Interlock
INTMD General Intermediate
INTMT General Intermittent
INTPH General Interphone
INTR None Interior
INTRG General Interrogate, Interrogator
INTRPT General Interrupt
INU None Inertial Navigation Unit
INV General Inverter
INWP None Intermediate Waypoint
IOC None Indirect Operating Cost
IOE None Initial Operating Experience
IOM General Input/Output Module
IOR None Immediate Operational Requirement

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
IP General Intermediate Pressure
IP None Initial Provisioning
IP None Invoice Packing Card
IP None Internet Protocol
IPC None Intermediate Pressure Bleed Check Valve

IPC General Illustrated Parts Catalog

IPCT None Initial Provisioning Coordination Team
IPCU General Ice Protection Control Unit
IPD None Initial Provisioning Data
IPD None Illustrated Provisioning Document
IPDU General Ice Protection Data Unit
IPL None Illustrated Parts List
IPO None Initial Public stock Offering
IPPU General Instrumentation Position Pick-off Unit
IPRAM General Integrated Prerecorded Announcement
Module
IPS None Incorrect Phase Sequence
IPT None Inadvertent Power Transfer
IPV None Indicator Para Visual
IR General Inertial Reference
IRAN None Inspection and Repair As Necessary
IRDC General Interface Remote Data Concentrator
IRP General Integrated Refuel Panel
IRQ None Interrupt Request
IRR None Internal Rate of Return
Irr.M None Irritating Material
IRS General Inertial Reference System
IRS None Inspection Report System
IRU None Inertial Reference Unit
ISA None Inertial Sensor Assembly
ISA General International Standard Atmosphere
ISAMI None Improvement of Structure Analysis through
Multi-disciplinary Integration
ISB None Inter-System Bus
ISDN None Integrated Services Data Network
ISDU None Inertial Sensor Display Unit (IRS)
ISG None Instrument Symbol Generator Unit
ISIS General Integrated Standby Instrument System
ISM General Illumination Sensor Module
ISO General International Standardization Organisation

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
ISOL General Isolation
ISP None In-Service Problem
ISP General Integrated Static Probe
ISPSS General In-Seat Power Supply System
ISPSU General In-Seat Power Supply Unit
ISPU None In-Seat Power Supply Unit Do not use this abbreviation.
Refer to ISPSU.
ISRO None In-Service Reportable Occurrence
ISS None Inertial Sensor System
ISU None Inertial Sensor Unit
ISWL None Isolated Single Wheel Load
IT None Interruption
ITP None Intention To Proceed
ITS None Internal Technical Specification
IV Panels/Display Units Isolation Valve

IVASEB General Integrated Video and Audio Seat Electronic

Box
IVCP None Integrated Value Creation Project
IVS General Inertial Vertical Speed
JAA None Joint Aviation Authorities
JAM General Jammed, Jamming
JAMG None Jamming
JAR General Joint Aviation Requirements
JB None Junction Box
JCT None Junction Do not use. Use JUNCTN
JEMTOSS None Jet Engine Maintenance Task Oriented
Support System
JEP General Jeppesen
JFGW General Jettison Final Gross Weight
JIC None Job Instruction Card
JID General Jeppesen Inflight Database
JITX General Jeppesen Integrated Tool Kit X
JK None Jack
JOEB None Joint Operation Evaluation Board
JOG None Joggle
JTSN General Jettison
JUNCTN General Junction
K None K
K None Subgrade Reaction Modulus
K None Degrees Kelvin
KA None Knowledge Acquisition

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
KB/s None Kilo Bits per Second
KBD General Keyboard
KCCU General Keyboard and Cursor Control Unit
KE None Knowledge Engineering
KeV None Thousand Electron Volts
KFS General Kaspersky File System
kg None Kilogram
kg/m³ None Kilograms/Cubic Meter
KHZ None Kilohertz
KIAS None Knots Indicated Airspeed
KM None Knowledge Management
kPa None Kilo Pascal
KPI None Key Performance Indicator
KRUG None Krueger
KT None Knot(s)
KU General Keyboard Unit For SA and LR only.
KV None Kilo Volt
KVA None Kilovolt Ampere
kW None Kilowatt
L General Length
L None Litre or Liter
L None Radius of Relative Stiffness
L General Left
L ECAM DU None Left ECAM Display Unit
L/D None Lift/Drag
L/G General Landing Gear
L/HIRF General Lightning/High Intensity Radiated Fields
LA General Linear Accelerometer
LAF General Load Alleviation Function
LAG None Lagging
LAILA General LAvatory Interface and Light Adapter
LAM None Laminate
LAMM None Lights, Audio and Miscellaneous Module

LAN General Local Area Network

LAND None Landing
LAP None List of Applicable Publications
LAT General Lateral
LAT General Latitude
LAU None Linear Accelerometer Unit
LAV General Lavatory
lb None Pound

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
LB None Pounds
LBA None Luftfahrt Bundes Amt
LBA General Logical Bus Application
lbf/in² None Pounds force per square inch
LB-FT None Pound - Force - Foot (Torque)
LB-IN None Pound - Inch
LBP General Left Bottom Plug
LC None Labour Cost
LC General Line Contactor
LCC None Life Cycle Cost
LCD General Liquid Crystal Display
LCDT Power Plant and APU Load Compressor Discharge Temperature APU

LCH General Latch

LCHG None Latching
LCIT Power Plant and APU Load Compressor Inlet Temperature

LCL None Line Check List (Maintenance)

LCN General Load Classification Number
LCP General Local Control Panel
LCSD None Line Check Support Data
LCTR General Locator
LD None Left Display
LD General Lower Deck
LD None Load
LD CAB General Lower Deck Cabin
LD GALY General Lower Deck Galley
LD LAV General Lower Deck Lavatory
LDA None Localizer-type Directional Aid
LDC None Local Domain Coordinator
LDC General Local Door Controller
LDCC General Lower Deck Cargo Compartment
LDF General Lower Deck Facilities
LDG General Landing
LDG GR None Landing Gear
LDI None Landing Direction Indicator
LDMCR General Lower Deck Mobile Crew Rest
LDPA General LanDing Performance Application
LE None Log Entry
LE General Leading Edge
LED General Light Emitting Diode

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
LEHGS General Local Electro-Hydraulic Generation System

LEL None Lower Explosive Limit

LEO General Little Earth Orbit
LEP None List of Effective Pages
LER General Leading Edge Rib
LF None Low Frequency
LFR None Low Frequency Radio Range
LGA General Low Gain Antenna
LGCIS General Landing Gear Control Indication System
LGCIU General Landing Gear Control and Interface Unit
LGCM General Light Green Communication Manager Not to be used in the cockpit.
LGERS General Landing Gear Extension and Retraction
System
LGMS General Landing Gear Management System
LGND None Legend
LGWSS General Landing Gear Well Surveillance System
LH General Left Hand
LIB General Loudspeaker and Indicator Box
LIM General Limit, Limitation, Limiting, Limiter
LIMG None Limiting
LIPPLE None Lowest Intelligible Phone Power Level
LIQD General Liquid
LIS General Localizer Inertial Smoothing
LISA None Light Interface Standardization Adapter
LKD General Locked
LKG General Locking Do not use for the A380 and
subsequent. Use LOCKG
LKR None Locker
LKSHFT General Lockshaft
LL None Low Level
LL General Latitude/longitude
LL1 None Waypoint from Waypoint List Abbreviated

LLAC None Low Level AC Voltage

LLDC None Low Level Direct Current
LLDC None Low Level DC Voltage
LLI None Long Lead Time Item
LLL None Low Level Light
LLS None Left Line Select Key
LLS None Low-Level Solid Radioactive Material
LLS None Liquid Level Sensor

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
LMC None Least Material Condition
LMC None Last Minute Change
LMES General Loss of Main Electrical Supply
LMM None Compass Locator at Middle Marker
LMP General Left Middle Plug
LMP None Line Maintenance Part
LMS General Leakage Measurement System
LMT None Local Mean Time
LNA None Label Not Available
LNG Panels/Display Units Long Display units

LNR General Linear

LO General Low
LO None Local Oscillator
LO PR None Low Pressure
LOC General Localizer
LOC None List of Overhaulable Components
LOCKG General Locking For A380 and subsequent
LODD None Last acceptable On Dock Date
LOG None Logic
LOGO None Logogram
LOM None Compass Locator at Outer Marker
LONG None Longitudinal
LONG General Longitude
LONGL General Longitudinal
LONGN General Longeron
LOP General Low Oil Pressure
LOPA None Layout Per Aircraft
LORAN None Long Range Aid to Air Navigation
LOS None Lavatory Occupied Sign
LP General Low Pressure
LP VALVE None Low Pressure Valve
LPC Power Plant and APU Low Pressure Compressor PW

LPC None Low Compressor Rotor and Stator

Assembly
LPC None Less Paper in the Cockpit
LPE None Laissez-Passer Exceptionnel
LPFEV None Long Power Failure Event
LPO None Landings per Overhaul
LPT Power Plant and APU Low Pressure Turbine CFMI, GE, PW

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
LPT None Front Compressor Drive Turbine Rotor
Assembly
LPTACC Power Plant and APU Low Pressure Turbine Active Clearance CFMI
Control
LPTC Power Plant and APU Low Pressure Turbine Clearance

LPTCC Power Plant and APU Low Pressure Turbine Case Cooling PW

LPTCC Power Plant and APU Low Pressure Turbine Clearance Control CFMI

LPTR Power Plant and APU Low Pressure Turbine Rotor

LR None Long Range

LRE General List of Radioactive and Hazardous
Elements
LRI General Line Replaceable Item
LRM General Line Replaceable Module
LROPS General Long Range Operations
LRRA None Low Range Radio Altimeter
LRU General Line Replaceable Unit
LS None Line Select Key
LS General Loudspeaker
LS General Low Speed
LS Panels/Display Units Landing System

LSA None Low Speed Aileron

LSA None Low Specific Activity Radioactive Material

LSAP None Loadable Software Aircraft Parts

LSB General Least Significant Bit
LSC None Least Significant Character
LSC General Load Signature Certificate Do not use in the cockpit.
LSI General Large Scale
Integrated/Integration/Integrator
LSP None Low Speed
LSP None Loadable Software Part
LSR General Load Shedding Relay
LSR None Last Significant Bit
LSU None Lavatory Service Unit
LT General Light
LT None Teleloading
LTD General Limited
LTD PLT General Lighted Plate

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
LTG General Lighting
LTK None Load Tonne Kilometre
LTM General Livestock Transportation Manual
LTO None Landing and TakeOff
LTP General Left Top Plug
LTR None Lab Test Request
LTS None Lights
LTS None Load and Trim Sheet Software
LUAR None Laboratory Unit Acceptance Review
LV General Low Voltage
LVDT General Linear Variable Differential Transducer
LVL General Level
LVL/CH None Level Change
LVR None Louver
LVR General Lever
LVT General Linear Voltage Transducer
LW General Landing Weight
LWR General Lower
LWSA General Lavatory Water Supply Assy
L-x None Lavatory - X
M General Maneuvering Speed (EFIS)
M None Magenta
m None Meter
M None Mode
M None Mach Number
M None Mach
M/L General Mood Lighting
m³ None Cubic Meter
MA None Milli-Ampere
MA None Maintenance Annunciator
MAA None Maximum Authorized IFR Altitude
MAAP None Members and Associated Partners
MABH None Minimum Approach Breakoff Height
MAC General Mean Aerodynamic Chord
MAC None Maintenance Action Classification
MACT General Module Application Configuration Table
MADAR None Malfunction Detection Analysis and
Recording Subsystem
MAF General Maintenance Access Function
MAG General Magnetic
MAG None Magazine
MAG DEC General Magnetic Declination

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
MAG VAR None Magnetic Variation
Mag.M None Magnetized Material
MAGN None Magnetron
MAIDS None Multipurpose Automatic Inspection and
Diagnostic System
MAIN MUX General Main Multiplexer
MAINT General Maintenance
MALS None Medium Intensity Approach Light System

MALSR None Medium Intensity Approach Light System

with Runway Align
MAN General Manual
MAP None Missed Approach Segment
MAP None Ground Mapping
MAP None Master Annunciator Panel
MAP None Mise au point
MAPSP None Master Attendant Passenger Service Panel

MAS None Milli-Ampere/Seconds

MAS None Modification Approval Sheet
MASI None Mach Airspeed Indicator
MAT General Multi-purpose Access Terminal
MAT None Maintenance Access Terminal
MAWP None Missed Approach Waypoint
MAX General Maximum
MAX CLB None Maximum Climb
MAX DES None Maximum Descent
MAX END None Maximum Endurance
MB None Millibars
mbar None Millibar
MC None Master Change
MC None Material Cost
MCA None Minimum Crossing Altitude
MCBF None Mean Cycles between Failures
MCC None Modification Customer Chart
MCC None Multi Crew Cooperation
MCD General Movable Class Divider
MCDU General Multipurpose Control & Display Unit
MCE General Motor Control Electronic
MCi None Millicurie
MCL General Maximum Climb
MCPU General Motor Control and Protection Unit

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
MCR None Maximum Cruise
MCR None Manufacturer Change Request
MCS None MultiChannel Aviation Satellite
Communication System
MCS General Mission Computer Subsystem For MRTT only
MCT General Maximum Continuous Thrust
MCU General Master Control Unit
MCU General Modular Concept Unit
MCUR General Mean Cycle Between Unscheduled
Removals
MCVL None Manual Configuration Variation List
MCW None Modulated Continuous Wave
MD General Main Deck
MDA None Minimum Decision Altitude
MDA General Minimum Descent Altitude
MDAU None Modular Data Acquisition Unit
MDCC General Main Deck Cargo Compartment Freighters & post-1993 combis

MDCD General Main Deck Cargo Door

MDDU General Multipurpose Disk Drive Unit
MDF None Medium Frequency Direction Finding
Station
MDH None Minimum Descent Height
MDL Panels/Display Units Module

MDM None Material Data Meeting

MDR General Multiregional DBS (Digital Broadcast
System) Receiver
MDU None Multiplier Divider Unit
MDU Power Plant and APU Manual Drive Unit RR, GP

MEA None Minimum En Route IFR Altitude

MEAS General Measurement
MEASRG None Measuring
MEC Power Plant and APU Main Engine Control

MECH General Mechanic, Mechanical, Mechanism

MED General Medium
MEDB None Model/Engine DataBase
MEL None Minimum Equipment List
MEM None Memory
MEO General Middle Earth Orbit
MEP General Main Executive Program

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
MES Power Plant and APU Main Engine Start

MET General Meteorological

MEV None Main Electro Valve
MEV None Million Electron-Volts
MEW General Manufacturer's Empty Weight
MF None Medium Frequencies
MFA General Memorized Fault Annunciator
MFD General MultiFunction Display
MFG General Manufacturing
MFP None Mixed Fission Products
MFP General Maintenance Facility Planning
MFP General MultiFunction Probe
MFR General Manufacturer
MFR IDENT None Manufacturer Identification
MFS General MultiFunction Sensor
MFT None Multi Function Team
MFTW None Maximum Design Fuel Transfer Weight
MFW None Maximum Design Flight Weight
MGB Power Plant and APU Main Gear Box PW

MGMT General Management

MGT None Management
MHSU None Magnetic Heading Sensor Unit
MHZ None Megahertz
MI General Magnetic Indicator
MIB General Management Information Base
MIC General Microphone
MICBAC General Micro-System Bus Access Channel
MID General Middle
MID None Modification Information Document
MIDU General Multi-Input Interactive Display Unit
MILA None MIni Light Adapter
mile/h None Miles per Hour
MIN General Minimum
min None Minute
MIN FUEL None Minimum Fuel
MIN TIME None Minimum Time
MIP None Maintenance Information Printer
MIP Panels/Display Units Master Interphone Panel

MIPO None Manually Issued Purchase Order

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
MIPS None Maintenance Information and Planning
System
MISC General Miscellaneous
MKGS None Markings
MKR General Marker (radio) Beacon
ml None Milliliter
MLA General Maneuver Load Alleviation
MLC General Mood Lighting Controller
MLD None Molded
MLFAP General Mood Lighting Flight Attendant Panel
MLG General Main Landing Gear
MLI General Magnetic Level Indicator
MLIH General Magnetic Level Indicator Housing
MLS General Microwave Landing System
MLW General Maximum Design Landing Weight
MM Panels/Display Units Middle Marker

mm None Millimeter
MM None Maintenance Manual
mm² None Square Millimeter
mm³ None Cubic Millimeter
MMC None Maximum Material Condition
MMDB None Mechanical Main Data Bank
MMEL General Master Minimum Equipment List
MMH/FH None Maintenance Man Hours per Flight Hour
MMI General Manual Magnetic Indicator
MMO General Mach Max Operating Speed
MMO General Maximum Operating Mach
MMR General Multi-Mode Receiver
Mn None Mach Number
MNFOLD General Manifold
MNPS None Minimum Navigation Performance
Specification
MOCA None Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude

MOD None Modulator

MOD General Modification
MOD/V None Modulating Valve
MODLTR General Modulator
MOKA None Methodology and software tools Oriented to
KBE Applications
MOM None Maintenance Organization Manual

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
MON General Monitor, Monitoring, Monitored
MONG None Monitoring
MORA General Minimum Off Route Altitude
MORV General Mixer Overpressure Relief Valve
MOS General Metal Oxyde Semiconductor
MOT General Motor, Motorized
MOU None Memorandum of Understanding
MP None Maintenance Practices
MP General Modification Proposal
MP None Maintenance Procedure
MP None Main Processor
MPA None Maximum Power Assurance
MPB None Micro Processor Bipolar
MPD General Maintenance Planning Document
MPDS None Maintenance Planning Data Support
MPL None Maximum Permitted Life
MPR None Multipurpose Register
MPS None Multiplex Power Supply
MPS None Maximum Performance Specifications
MPU General Modem Processor Unit
MPU None Magnetic Pickup
MQPB None Minimum Quantity Price Break
mr/hr None Milliroentgens per Hour
MRA None Minimum Reception Altitude
MRB General Maintenance Review Board
MRB None Materials Review Board
MRBD None Maintenance Review Board Document
mrem/hr None Millirems per hour
MRIU None Maintenance & Recording Interface Unit
MRS None Malfunction Reporting Systems
MRS None Maintenance, Reliability, Supportability
MRTT None Multi Role Tanker Transport
MRW General Maximum Ramp Weight
MS None Military Standard
MS None Maintenance Schedule
MSA General Minimum Safe Altitude
MSB General Most Significant Bit
MSC None Maintenance Steering Committee
MSC None Airbus Materiel Support Centre
MSCN None Manufacturer Specification Change Notice

MSD None Mass Storage Device

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
MSG General Message
MSG General Maintenance Steering Group
MSI None Medium Scale Integrated
MSI General Maintenance Significant Item
MSL General Mean Sea Level
MSL None Maintenance Significant Item List
MSM General Monitoring System Module
MSN General Manufacturer Serial Number
MSTR General Master
MSU General Media Server Unit
MSU General Mode Selector Unit (IRS)
MSU None Magnetic Sensor Unit
MSU General Motor Switching Unit
MSW General Microswitch
MT None Mount
MTBD General Mean Time Between Defects
MTBF General Mean Time Between Failures
MTBI None Mean Time Between Inspection
MTBIFS None Mean Time Between In Flight Shut-down

MTBPR None Mean Time Between Premature Removals

MTBR General Mean Time Between Removals

MTBT None Mean Time Between Trouble
MTBUR General Mean Time Between Unscheduled
Removals
MTE None Manual Test Equipment
MTG General Mounting
MTGC None Mounting Center
MTI General Multi Tank Indicator
MTN None Motion
MTO General Maximum Take-Off
MTO None Météo
MTOGW General Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight
MTOP None Maintenance Task Operating Plan
MTOW General Maximum Design Takeoff Weight
MTP General Maintenance and Test Panel (AFS)
MTR None Meter
MTRM None Mid Term Planning Meeting
MTS None Maintenance Training Simulator
MTTF General Mean Time to Failure
MTTR General Mean Time to Repair

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
MTTUR General Mean Time to Unscheduled Removal
MTUR None Mean Time Between Unscheduled
Removals
MTW General Maximum Design Taxi Weight
MTXW None Maximum Taxi Weight
MU General Management Unit
MUX General Multiplex, Multiplexer
MV None Multivibrator
MVT General Movement
MWARN None Master Warning
MWC None Master Warning Computer
MWE None Manufacturer's Weight Empty
MWG None Maintenance Working Group
MWP None Master Warning Panel
MWS None Master Warning System
MXR General Mixer
MZFCG None Maximum Zero Fuel Center of Gravity
MZFW General Maximum Design Zero Fuel Weight
n None Load Factor
N None Newton
N None Normal
N None Neon
N General North
N MOS None N-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor
N MOS General Negative Metal Oxide Semiconductor
N.O.R None Normal Operating Range
N/A General Not Applicable
N/P None Next Page
N/W General Nose Wheel
N/WS General Nose Wheel Steering
N1 General Low Pressure Rotor Speed
N1 General Engine Fan Speed
N1.D General N1 Descent
N1.L General N1 Latch
N2 General High Pressure Rotor Speed
NAA None National Aviation Authority
NAC General Nacelle
NAC Power Plant and APU Nacelle Air Cooling CFMI

NAC STA None Nacelle Station

NACA None National Advisory Committee for Replaced by NASA.
Aeronautics

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
NAI General Nacelle Anti-Icing
NAS General Navy and Army Standard
NASA General National Aeronautics and Space Replaces NACA
Administration
NatCo None National Company
NATS General North American Telephone System
NAV General Navigation
NAVAID General Navigation Aid
NBCM None Normal Brake Control Manifold
NBF General Network BITE Function
NBPT General No Break Power Transfer
NBS None National Bureau of Standards
NBSELV Panels/Display Units Normal Brake Selector Valve

NC General Normally Closed

NCC None Nacelle Compartment Cooling
NCD General No Computed Data
NCH None Noise Compensated Headset
NCR General NSS Communication Router
NCU None Navigation Computer Unit
NCU General NSS Control Unit
NCV Power Plant and APU Nacelle Cooling Valve PW, IAE

ND General Navigation Display

ND None Navigation Database
NDB None Navigation Data Base
NDB None Non-Directional Radio Beacon
NDB General Non-Directional Beacon
NDM General Noise Definition Manual
NDT General Non-Destructive Test
NEG General Negative
NFC None Not Fully Closed
NFO None Not Fully Open
NFOV General Narrow Field of View For MRTT only
NHA General Next Higher Assembly
NLA None Non-Listed Assembly
NLCP None Noise Level Calculation Program
NLG General Nose Landing Gear
NM None Nautical Mile
Nm None Moment (Newtonmeter)
NMI General Non Maskable Interrupt
NO General Normal Operation

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
NO None Normal Operation in SSM
NO General Normally Open
No General Number
NonflaG None Non-Flammable Compressor Gas
NOPT None No Procedure Turn Required
NORM General Normal
NORM ALIGN None Normal Alignment
NOTAM None Notice to Airmen
NOVOLRAM None Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
NOVOLRAM General Non-volatile Random Access Memory
NP None Non Procurable
NPN None Negative-Positive-Negative
NPT None National Taper Pipe (Thread)
NPV None Net Present Value
NRC None Non-Recurring Cost
NRP None Navigation Reference Point
NRZ None Non Return To Zero
NS General No Smoking
NSA General Norme Sud Aviation
NSCM General NATO Supply Code for Manufacturers
NSDW General Non Specific Design Work
NSIU General Nose Static Interface Unit
NSS General Network Server System
NSU None Network Server Unit
NTM General Nondestructive Testing Manual
NTO None No Technical Objection
NTSC General National Television System Committee
NTWK General Network
NUA None Normal Unlock Actuator
NUM General Numerical
NVM General Non-Volatile Memory
NVM None Non Volatile Memory
NW None Nose Wheel
O General Open
O None Orange
O/C None Open Circuit
O/P General Output
O2 General Oxygen (Symbol)
OADMT None Overall Aircraft Design Management Team

OAMS General Onboard Asynchronous Messaging Service

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
OANC General Onboard Airport Navigation Computer
OANS General Onboard Airport Navigation System
OASI None Operation and Service Instruction Manual

OAT General Outside Air Temperature

OBCE General On-Board Control Equipment
OBCEww General On-Board Control Equipment worldwide
OBOGS General On Board Oxygen Generation System
OBRM General On Board Replaceable Module
OBS General Omni Bearing Selector
OBS None Organization Breakdown Structure
OBSV None Observation
OBSVR None Observer
OC None On Condition
OC General Open Circuit
OC General Overcurrent
OC None Order Card
OC Panels/Display Units Oceanic Clearance

OCCPD None Occupied

OCCPNT General Occupant
OCL None Obstacle Clearance Limit
OCM General Outflow valve Control Module
OCM None Out of Control Months
OCS None Obstacle Clearance Surface
OCS None Overall Customer Satisfaction
OCSM General Outflow valve Control and Sensor Module

OD General Outside Diameter

ODU General Optical Display Unit
OEB None Operating Engineering Bulletin
OEM None Original Equipment Manufacturer
OEW General Operational Empty Weight
OF General Overfrequency
OFDM General Onboard Flight Data Monitoring
OFF/R Panels/Display Units Off Reset

OFFR None Off/Reset

OFMV Power Plant and APU Oil Flow Management Valve EA

OFST General Offset

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
OFV General Outflow Valve Do not use for A380 and
subsequent. Use OUTFLW VLV.

OG None Operational Group

OGV General Outlet Guide Vane
OH General Opposite Hand
OHDS General OverHeat Detection System
OHDU General Overheat Detection Unit
OHP None Overhead Panel
OHSC General Overhead Stowage Compartment
OHU General Optical Head Unit
OI None Operational Interruption
OIS General Onboard Information System
OIT General Oil Inlet Temperature Do not use this abbreviation with
this meaning for the A380 (risk of
confusion with Onboard
Information Terminal).

OIT None Operator Information Telex

OIT General Onboard Information Terminal
OJT None On Job Training
OK General Correct
OLIVER None Output Level Intended for Very Excellent
Reproduction
OLMS None Operational Loads Monitoring System
OLW None Operational Landing Weight
OM None Overhaul Manual
OM Panels/Display Units Outer Marker

OMM None Overhaul Manual Manufacturer

OMS General Onboard Maintenance System
OMT General Onboard Maintenance Terminal
OMTBF None Observed Mean Time between Failure
OMTS General On-Board Mobile Telephony System
OMV None Overhaul Manual Vendor
ONS None Omega Navigation System
OOT General Oil Outlet Temperature
OP None Operational
OP None Opalescent
OPAL None Order Processing Automated Line
OPC None Operational Program Configuration
OPER General Operative/Operation/Operating
OPMS General Oleo Pressure Monitoring System

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
OPNG Panels/Display Units Opening

OPP General Opposite

OPS General Operations
OPS None Operational Program Software
OPT General Optional
OPT General Optimum
OPTL None Optional
OPTS General Oleo Pressure and Temperature Sensor

OPU Power Plant and APU Overspeed Protection Unit RR

OPV General Overpressure Valve

OR None Operational Reliability
ORF None Orifice
Org Per None Organic Peroxide
ORM None Onboard Replaceable Module
ORT General Owner Requirement Table
ORVD None Overpressure Relief Valve with Dump
Function
ORZ None Omni Range Zero
OS General Operating System
OSC None Oscillator
OSCU General Oxygen System Control Unit
OSG None Overspeed Safety Governor
OSS None Option Selectable Software
OTD None On Time Delivery
OTH None On Time Handover
OTOW None Operational Take-Off Weight
OU General Outlet Unit
OUT General Outlet
OUT None Output
OUTB General Outbound
OUTBD General Outboard
OUTFLW General Outflow
OUTR General Outer
OV None Over
OVBD General Overboard
OVF None Over Frequency
OVFL General Overflow
OVHD General Overhead
OVHT General Overheat

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
OVLD General Overload
OVPRESS General Overpressure
OVRD General Override
OVSP General Overspeed
OVSTEER General Oversteer
OVV None Overvoltage
OW None Outer Wing
OWD General Open World Diode
OWE None Operating Weight Empty
OXY General Oxygen
Oxy M None Oxidizing Material
OZ None Ounce
P General Purple
P None Roll Rate
P None Pressure
P(-+ OFF) None Polarity (minus, plus, off)
P.ALT None Profile Altitude
P.CLB None Profile Climb
P.DES None Profile Descent
P.EPR None Profile EPR
P.MACH None Profile Mach
P.N1 None Profile N1
P.SPD None Profile Speed
P/B General Pushbutton
P/BSW General Pushbutton Switch
P/C General Printed Circuit
P/L None Payload
P/P ROM None Preprocessor ROM
PA General Passenger Address
PA None Public Address
Pa None Pascal
PA AMP None Passenger Address Amplifier
PAD None Partner Agreement Document
PADS General Pneumatic Air Distribution System
PAL None Programmable Array Logic
PAR None Precision Approach Radar
PARAM General Parameter
PARK General Parking
PAS General Pitch Attitude Sensor
PATCC None Production Aircraft Test Completion
Certificate
PATM None Production Aircraft Test Manual

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
PATS General Passenger Air-to-Ground Telephone
System
PAX None PAX Announcement Entertainment &
Service Multiplex Sys
PAX General Passenger
PB None Policy Board
Pb None Pressure Ambient
PBE General Protective Breathing Equipment
PBIT General Power-Up Built-in Test
PBM General Power Plant Build-up Manual
PBS None Product Breakdown Structure
PBSELV Panels/Display Units Park Brake Selector Valve

PBSW Panels/Display Units Pushbutton Switch

PC General Pack Controller

PC None Packing Card
PC General Personal Computer
PCA None Positive Control Airspace
PCA None Portland Cement Association
PCB General Printed Circuit Board
PCD None Performance Compliance Document
PCDM General Primary Contactor Driver Module
PCDS General Primary Contactor Driver System
PCE None Personal Consumption Expenditures
PCF None Passenger Cum Freighter
PCM Power Plant and APU Power Conditioning Module RR

PCM General Pulse Code Modulation

PCOS Power Plant and APU Power Cowl Opening System RR, GP

PCPU Power Plant and APU Primary COS Power Unit EA

PCT None Percent

PCT Panels/Display Units Probe Compensator Temperature

PCU General Passenger Control Unit

PCU General Power Control Unit
PCU Power Plant and APU Power Controller Unit RR

PD General Principle Diagram

PD None Pitch Diameter
PDC None Procurement Data Card

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
PDC None Panel Display Catalog
PDCS General Power Distribution Control System
PDDC None Provisioning Descriptive Data Card
PDF None Portable Document Format
PDL General Portable Data Loader
PDLCU None Privacy Door Lock Control Unit
PDLS None Privacy Door Lock System
PDM None Post Delivery Modification Material
PDM None Product Data Management
PDM None Privacy Door Module
PDMC General Power Distribution Maintenance Computer

PDMI General Power Distribution Maintenance Interface

PDO Power Plant and APU Power Door Opening PW (A330)

PDRC None Procurement Data Reference Card

PDU Power Plant and APU Power Drive Unit RR, EA

PE Power Plant and APU HP Stage Air Pressure

PED General Pedestal Do not use with this meaning for

the A380 and subsequent.
PED General Portable Electronic Device For A380 and subsequent
PEDMU General Primary Electrical Distribution Management
Unit
PEF General Pylon Extension Fairing
PEM None Performance Engineers Manual
PEP None Performance Engineers Program
PEPDC General Primary Electrical Power Distribution Center

PERC None Percussion

PERF General Performance
PERM General Permanent
PES General Passenger Entertainment (System)
PES None Production Engineering Specification
PES None Passenger Entertainment System
PESAR General Passenger Entertainment System Audio
Reproducer
PESC General PES Controller
PESMMUX General Passenger Entertainment System Main Mux

PF General Pilot Flying

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
PF General Power Factor
PFD General Primary Flight Display
PFEV None Power Failure Event
PFF None Pre-First Flight
PFIN None Power Failure Interrupt
PFIS General Passenger Flight Information System
PFQ Panels/Display Units Preselected Fuel Quantity

PFR None Post Flight Report

PFS None Pre-Feasibility Study
PFTU Panels/Display Units Pedal Feel and Trim Unit

PG None Page
PG BUS None Program Bus
PH General Phase
pH None Acidity or Alkalinity
PHA None Preliminary Hazard Analysis
PHC General Probe Heat Computer
phi None Bank Angle
phi N None Nominal Bank Angle
PHR None Pounds per Hour
PI None Procedure Turn to an Intercept
PIA None Programmable Interface Adapter
PIA None Peripheral Interface Adapter
PIH None Pressure Interstage Hydraulic (PW eng)
PIM None Programming and Indication Module
PIN PROG General Pin Programming
PIPC General Power Plant Illustrated Parts Catalog
PIR None Pressure Interstage Return
PIREP General Pilot Report
PISA General Passenger Interface and Supply Adapter

PIU General Passenger Information Unit

PIX None Picture
PK None Pink
PL None Plug
PL Panels/Display Units Plate

PLA General Power Light Adapter A350 and subsequent

PLATF None Platform
PLCRD General Placard
PLS None Pulse

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
PLT None Pilot
PLYWD None Plywood
PM None Phase Modulation
PM None Pounds per Minute
PMA None Parts Manufacturing Approval
PMA General Permanent Magnet Alternator
PMAT General Portable Multipurpose Access Terminal
PMC None Power Management Control, Controller
PMC None Process Material Control
PMC General Power Management Control,controller
PMDB General Production Management Data Base
PMG General Permanent Magnet Generator
PMITS None Project Management Information
Technology System
PMM General Personalization Memory Module
PMO None Project Management Office
PMP None Performance Monitoring Program
PMP General Pump
PMP None Primary Maintenance Process
PMR General Performance Maintenance Recorder
PMS General Process and Material Specification
PMU General Power Management Unit
PMUX None Propulsion Multiplexer
PMUX General Power Plant Multiplexer
PN General Part Number Airbus preferred abbreviation
PNEU General Pneumatic
PNF General Pilot Non Flying
PNL General Panel
PNP None Positive-Negative-Positive
PNR General Part Number Airbus acceptable alternative -
use PN where possible.
PO None Purchase Order
PO None Pickoff
POB General Pressure-Off Brake
POM None Production Organisation Manual
POR General Point of Regulation
POS General Position
POST None Power on Self Test
POT General Potentiometer
POXIP Panels/Display Units Passenger Oxygen Indication Panel

PPB None Provisioning Parts Breakdown

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
PPBU None Power Plant Build Up
PPC None Phosphor Protection Circuit
PPDC None Provisioning Procurement Data Card
PPDES None Product Performance Data Exchange
Specifications
PPE None Proofreading Process Evidence
PPI None Plan Position Indicator
PPIPC None Power Plant IPC
PPM None Performance Programs Manual
PPM None Pulse Position Modulation
PPM None Parts per Million
PPOS Panels/Display Units Present Position

PPU General Position Pickoff Unit

PQAS None Program Quality Assurance System
PR Panels/Display Units Pressure

PR None Power Ready Relay

PR None Progress Meeting
PR None Regulated Pressure (downstream of bleed
valve)
PRAM General Prerecorded Announcement and Music
PRB General Probe
PRCSG None Processing
PRCSR None Processor
PREAMP General Preamplifier
PRECOOL General Precooler
PRED General Prediction
PRE-EMPT Panels/Display Units Pre-emptive

PREREC General Prerecorded

PRES POS General Present Position
PRESEL General Preselection, Preselector
PRESS General Pressure, Pressurization, Pressurize
PREV General Previous
PRF None Interrogation Rate
PRGM None Program
PRI General Priority
PRIM General Primary
PRIM General PRIMary System Only for flight controls with this
meaning
PRIMES None Product Related Information Management
Enterprise System

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
PRL None Parallel
PROC General Procedure
PROC T None Procedure Turn
PROF General Profile
PROG None Progress
PROG General Program, Programming
PROJ General Projector
PROM General Programmable Read Only Memory
PROS None Present Position
PROT General Protection
PROX General Proximity
PRPHL General Peripheral
PRR General Power Ready Relay
PRSRZ None Pressurize
PRSRZG General Pressurizing
PRV General Pressure Regulating Valve
PS None Process Solution
PSCU General Proximity Switch Control Unit
PSDU General Power Supply Decoupling Unit
PSI General Pound per Square Inch
PSIA None Pounds per Square Inch Absolute
PSIC Panels/Display Units Proximity Sensor Interface Card

PSIG None Pounds per Square Inch Gage

PSIU General Passenger Service Information Unit
PSNR None Positioner
PSPM None Product Support Procedures Manual
PSQM None Propulsion System Quality Management

PSS General Passenger Services System

PSSA None Preliminary System Safety Assessment
PSTN None Public Switch Telephone Network
PSU General Passenger Service Unit
PSU None Power Supply Unit
PSUD None Passenger Service Unit Decoder
PSV None Planned Shop Visit
PT General Point
PT None Switching Pressure of HP Valve
PT CODE None Part Code
PTC General Positive Temperature Coefficient
PTDC None Provisioning Technical Data Card
PTLU None Pedal Travel Limiting Unit

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
PTM None Performance Training Manual
PTP None Programming and Test Panel
PTR General Push to Reset
PTR None Printer
PTS None Purchaser Technical Specification
PTT General Push to Test
PTT General Push-to-Talk
PTT None Push-to-Test
PTU General Power Transfer Unit
PTU None Power Transformer Unit
PU General Pick Up
PU None Panel Unit
PU General Parts Usage
PU General Processing Unit For SA and LR only.
PURS General Purser
PVC None Polyvinyl Chloride
PVD None Para Visual Director
PVI General Paravisual Indicating
PVIS General Passenger Visual Information System
PW None Pratt and Whitney
PW Power Plant and APU Pratt & Whitney

PWCU General Potable Water Control Unit

PWIP General Potable Water Indication Panel
PWM General Pulse Width Modulator
PWR General Power
PWS General Predictive WindShear
PWS Panels/Display Units Potable Water System For BITE messages only

PWSP General Potable Water Service Panel

PYL General Pylon
Q General Pitch Rate
QA None Quality Assurance
QAD General Quick-Attach-Detach
QAM General Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QAR General Quick Access Recorder
QAT General Quadruple ARINC Transmitter
QC None Quick Change
QC None Quality Control
QD General Quick Donning
QDB None Quality Directors Board
QDR None Magnetic Heading to a Station

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
QEC Power Plant and APU Quick Engine Change

QEI None Quality Event Information

QF None Quality Task Force
QFE None Baro Pressure Setting for Airfield Altitude

QFE General Field Elevation Atmospheric Pressure

QFE None Pressure Setting for Airfield Altitude
QFU General Runway Heading
QIG None Quality Improvement Group
QIR None Quality Improvement Request
QLB None Quality Log Book
QMS None Quality Management System
QMU General QAM Modulator Unit
QNE General Sea Level Standard Atmosphere Pressure

QNH None Baro Pressure Setting for en Route Altitude

QNH General Sea Level Atmospheric Pressure

QNH None Pressure Setting for En Route Altitude
QNH None Sea Level Pressure
QPL None Qualified Products List
QRH None Quick Reference Handbook
QSR None Quarterly Service Reports
QSR None Quality Survey Report
qt None Imperial quart or United States quart
QT None Quart (US)
QTE None True Heading to a Station
QTY General Quantity
QTZ None Quartz
QUJ None True Radial from a Station
R General Red
R General Radius
R None Release
R None Rankine
R None Reset
R None Resistor
R None Yaw Rate
R General Right
R&D None Research and Development
R/A/G None Red/Amber/Green
R/AD None Retro/Adaptation Drawing

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
R/C General Rate of Climb
R/D General Rate of Descent
R/H None Radar Height
R/hr None Roentgens per Hour
R/I General Radio/Inertial
R/I None Removal/Installation
R/L General Reading Light
r/min None Revolutions per Minute
R/T None Receiver Transmitter Unit
R/T General Radio Transmit
RA None Resolution Advisory
RA None Redundancy Assurance
RA General Radio Altimeter, Radio Altitude
RAAS General Runway Awareness and Advisory System Not for use in the cockpit.

RAC None Rules of the Air and Air Traffic Control

RAC Power Plant and APU Rotor Active Clearance

RACC Power Plant and APU Rotor Active Clearance Control

RACON None Radar Beacon

RACSB Power Plant and APU Rotor Active Clearance Start Bleed

RAD General Radio

RAD None Random Access Device
RAD None Roll Anticipation Distance
RADCON None Radar Data Converter
RadM None Radioactive Material
RADVR General Random Access Digital Video Reproducer

RAG None Repair Assessment Guidelines

RAI General Ram Air Inlet
RAIL None Runway Alignment Indicator Light System

RAIMS General Radio and Audio Integrating Management

System
RALTU None Reprogrammable Annunciator Light Test
Unit
RAM General Random Access Memory
RAPCON None Radar Approach Control
RAS None Repair Design Approval Sheet
RASC None Reservoir Air Supply Cooler

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
RASCI None Responsible, Accountable, Support,
Consulted, Informed
RAT General Ram Air Turbine
RAT None Ram Air Temperature
RATC Panels/Display Units Remote Air Traffic Control

RAX None Random Access Transfer Memory

RBN None Radio Beacon
RBP General Right Bottom Plug
RC None Reference Chord
RC General Repetitive Chime
RC None Recurring Cost
RCC General Remote Control Center
RCC Power Plant and APU Remote Charge Converter CFMI, GE, PW, RR

RCCB General Remote Control Circuit Breaker

RCCBM General RCCB Module
RCCU None Remote Calibration Control Unit
RCDG None Recording
RCDR General Recorder
RCL General Recall
RCLM None Runway Center Line Marking
RCLS None Runway Center Line Light System
RCP General Reverse Current Protection
RCPT General Receptacle
RCPTN General Reception
RCSM None Resident Customer Support Manager
RCT General Rear Center Tank
RCVR General Receiver
RCVY General Recovery
RD General Retro Drawing
RD None Right Display
RDC General Remote Data Concentrator
RDDMI None Radio Dual Distance Magnetic Indicator
RDNG None Reading
RDY Panels/Display Units Ready

READG General Reading

RECIRC General Recirculate, Recirculation
RECOG None Recognition
RECONF General Reconfiguration
RECT General Rectifier

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
RED General Reduction
REDCR General Reducer
REDUND General Redundancy
REF General Reference
REF ALIGN None Reference Alignment
REFLNG None Refueling
REFR None Refrigerator
REFUEL General Refueling
REG General Regulator
REG None Register
REGUL General Regulation
REIL None Runway End Identification Lights
REL General Reluctance
REL General Release
rem/hr None Rems per Hour
REP None Reporting Point
REP General Repository
REPL BY None Replaced by
RES General Resistance
RET General Retract
RET None Return
RETR None Retract
RETRD General Retracted
RETRG None Retracting
RETRN None Retraction
REV General Reverse
REV General Revise, Revision
RF General Radio Frequency
RFA None Request for Amendment
RFC General Request for Change
RFC None Request For Comments For comments from IETF
RFI General Request for Information
RFI General Radio Frequency Interference
RFP None Request for Proposal
RFR None Request for Revision
RFS None Request for Service
RFS None Regardless of Feature Size
RFS None Reason for Selection
RFTI None Request For Technical Information
RFU General Radio Frequency Unit
RFW General Request for Work
RFX None Generic term for an RFI, RFTI or RFP

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
RGLRD None Regulated
RGLTG None Regulating
RGLTN None Regulation
RGTR None Register
RH General Right Hand
RHEO General Rheostat
RHL General Rudder Hinge Line
RJB None Radio Junction Box
RK None Rack
RLA General Reverser Lever Angle
RLG None Ring Laser Gyro
R-LMF General Right Side Local Maintenance Function
RLS None Remote Light Sensor
RLS None Right Line Select Key
RLSED None Released
RLTD None Related
RLY General Relay
RM None Radio Magnetic
RMCU None Remote Magnetic Compensation Unit
RMI General Radio Magnetic Indicator
RMO None Retrofit Modification Order
RMO None Request for Modification Order
RMO General Retrofit Modification Offer
RMP None Right Middle Plug
RMP General Radio Management Panel For the A380, see RMP - Radio
and Audio Management Panel.

RMP General Radio and Audio Management Panel For A380

RMS None Root Mean Square
RMT General Remote
RMU None Radio Management Unit
RNAV None Area Navigation
RNG General Range
RNI None Radio Navigation Indicator
RoI None Return on Investment
ROLR General Roller
ROLS General Remote Oil Level Sensor
ROM General Read Only Memory
R-OMS General Right Side Onboard Maintenance System

ROTG General Rotating

RPCU General Residual Pressure Control Unit

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
RPDR General Reproducer
RPF General Reporting Processing Function
RPG None Report Program General
RPLNT General Repellent
RPM General Revolution per Minute
RPSA General Rotating Pressure Sensing Assembly
RPTG None Reporting
RPTG General Repeating
RPTR General Repeater
RPU None Receiver Processor Unit
RQ None Recommended Quantity
RQRD General Required
RR None Low or Medium Range Frequency Radio
Range Station
RR None Rudder Rib
RR Power Plant and APU Rolls Royce

RS None Repeating Stroke

RS None Rear Spar
RSA None Request for Service Allowance
RSP None Responder Beacon
RSPL None Recommended Spare Parts List
RSR None Route Surveillance Radar
RSS None Root Sum Square
RSS General Receiver Surveillance System For MRTT only
RST General Reset
RSU None Raster Shading Unit
RSV General Reserve
RSVR General Reservoir
RTA None Receiver Transmitter ARINC
RTC None Real Time Clock
RTCA None Radio Technical Commission for
Aeronautics
RTE General Route
RTF None Radio Telephony
RTF None Rich Text Format
RTG None Rating
RTK None Revenue Tonne Kilomètre
RTL None Rudder Travel Limiting
RTLU None Rudder Travel Limiting Unit
RTM Panels/Display Units Real Time Monitoring

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
RTN General Return
RTNR None Retainer
RTO General Rejected TakeOff
RTOLW General Runway Takeoff and Landing Weight
RTOW General Runway Takeoff Weight
RTP General Right Top Plug
RTR General Router
RTRSW None Rotary Switch
RTRY General Rotary
RTS General Return to Seat
RTT Power Plant and APU Return To Tank PW

RTU None Rate of Turn Unit

RTU General Radar Transceiver Unit
RUD General Rudder
RVCP General Remote Video Control Panel
RVDT General Rotary Variable Differential Transducer
RVR General Runway Visual Range
RVS None Reverse
RVSM General Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
RVSN None Reversion
RVT None Rivet
RVT Power Plant and APU Rotary Variable Transformer PW

RWDS General Rearwards

RWK None Rework
RWY General Runway
RZ None Return to Zero
S General South
S General Minimum Slat Retract Speed (EFIS)
s None Second
S/C General Step Climb
S/D General Step Descent
S/H None Sample and Hold
S/MECH General Shortening Mechanism
S/R None Safety/Reliability
S/W General Software
SA General Stress Analysis
SA None Single Aisle
SACU General Stand Alone Compensator Unit
SAD None Spares Advance Data
SAD General Stress Analysis Data

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
SADF None Spares Advance Data Form
SAE General Society of Automotive Engineers
SAF General Safety
SAFD None Safetied
SAL General System Address Label
SALS None Short Approach Light System
SALSA General Spot Array Light Supply Adapter
SAM General Stress Analysis Manual
SAR General Smart Access Recorder Used on Single Aisle family
SAS None Static Strength Approval Sheet
SAT General Static Air Temperature
SATCOM General Satellite Communication
SAV Power Plant and APU Starter Air Valve

SB General Service Bulletin

SBB General Swift Broadband
SBD None Single Blade Door
SBDB None Service Bulletin Data Base
SBEW None Standard Basic Empty Weight
SBI None Service Bulletin Index
SBL None Symbol
SBS None Service Bulletin Effectivity Schedule
SC None Source Code
SC None Scale
SC General Single Chime
SCAV General Scavenge
SCCS None Sub-Contract Control Sheet
SCE General Source
SCE None Showing Compliance Engineer
SCFM None Standard Cubic Feet Minute of Gaseous
Airflow
SCG General System Configuration Guide
SCH None Schematic
SCI General Secure Communication Interface
SCL None Software Configuration Library
SCL None Software Control Library
SCN General Specification Change Notice
SCO None Section Control
SCO None Section Controller
SCR None Screw
SCR None Specification Change Request
SCS None Single Channel Simplex

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
SCS General Supplemental Cooling System
SCU General Supplemental Control Unit
SCU General System Control Unit
SCUP None Scupper
SD None System Drain
SD General System Display
SDAC General System Data Analog Converter
SDAC General System Data Acquisition Concentrator
SDAU None Special Data Acquisition Unit
SDB None Signals Data Base
SDCU General Smoke Detection Control Unit
SDD None System Description Document
SDF General Smoke Detection Function
SDG None Spares Data Guide
SDI None Source Data Identifier
SDI None Source/Destination Identifier
SDN General System Description Note
SDOF Power Plant and APU Single Degree of Freedom GE

SDP None Steering Disconnect Panel

SDTM None Structure Description Training Manual
SDU None Seat Display Unit
SDU General Satellite Data Unit
SDW General Specific Design Work
SE General Simplified English
SE None Section
SEAL General Sealing
SEB General Seat Electronic Box
SEB None Service Evaluation Bulletin
SEC General Spoiler Elevator Computer SA aircraft only
SEC General Secondary
SEC General SECondary Computer A380
SECT General Section
SEG None Segment
SEL General Select, Selected, Selector, Selection
SELCAL General Selective Calling System
SELV Panels/Display Units Selector Valve

SENS None Sensitivity

SEP None Separator
SEPDC General Secondary Electrical Power Distribution
Center

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
SEQ General Sequence, Sequential
SER General Serial Number Airbus acceptable alternative -
use SN where possible.
SER General Serial
SER/PRL None Serial to Parallel
SERNO None Serial Number
SES General Support Equipment Summary
SES None Supplier Equipment Specification
SET General Setting
SF None Spot Face
SFC General Specific Fuel Consumption
SFCC General Slat Flap Control Computer
SFCC None Sideways Facing Crew Cockpit
SFCC None Sideways Facing Crew Configuration
SFE General Seller Furnished Equipment
SFPI None Slats/Flaps Position Indicator
SFPM None Surface Feet per Minute
SG None Stroke Generator
SGCU General Smart Galley Control Unit
SGML None Standard Generalized Markup Language

SGP None Stroke Generator Processor

SGU General Symbol Generator Unit
SH None Sheet
SH ABS General Shock Absorber
SHADE None Schedules Airbus Data Exchange
SHCM General System Heating Control Module A400M
SHDBL None Sheddable
SHED General Sheddable, Shedding
SHKR None Shaker
SHLD General Shield, Shielding
SHN None Scratch Hardness Number
SHPNG None Shipping
SHR PN General Shear Pin
SHRD None Shroud
SHT Panels/Display Units Short

SI None Systeme International

SI General Slip Indicator
SIAP None Structural Inspection Adjustment Program

SIC General System Isolation Contactor

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
SID General Standard Instrument Departure
SID None System Interface Definition
SIDP None System Installation Design Principles
SIE None Surface Industrielle Etendue
SIF None Selective Identification Feature
SIF None Spares Information File
SIG General Signal
SIL None Service Information Letter
SIL General Speech Interference Level
SIL None Software Information Library
SIM General Simulation
SIN None Sine
SIR General Service Identification Request
SIRD None System Installation Requirement Dossier

SIRU General Secure Interface Router Unit

SIS None Spares Investment Study
SIS General Standalone Identification System
SIU General Server Interface Unit
SIV None Standard Item Variations
SJC None Standard Job Card
SKT General Socket
SL None Service Letter
SL None Sea Level
SLA General Small Light Adapter A350 and subsequent
SLD General Slide, Sliding
SLI None System Level Integration
SLL None Shelf Life Limitation
SLMC None Service Life Limits and Maintenance
Checks
SLP None Space Limited Payload
SLS None Side Lobe Suppression
SLS None Shop Loadable Software
SLT General Slat
SLV None Sleeve
SM General Standards Manual
SMA None Single Motor Actuator
SMART None Standard Modular Avionics Repair and Test

SMC General System Manager Controller

SME None Subject Matter Expert
SMEL None Seat-Mounted Emergency Light

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
SMK General Smoke
SML None SB Modification Crossreference List
SMO None Stabilized Master Oscillator
SN General Serial Number Airbus preferred abbreviation
SNGL General Single
SNIF None Sensitivity for Normal Interface
SNMP General Simple Network Management Protocol
SNSG General Sensing
SNSR General Sensor
SO General Shutoff
SOL General Solenoid
SOP None Standard Operating Procedure
SOR None Statement of Requirements
SOS None Sell or Scrap
SOTM None System Operation Training Manual
SOV None Shut-off Valve
SOV General Shut-Off Valve
SOW None Statement of Work
SP None Sampling
SP None Space
SPAD None Scratchpad
SPASE None Single Point Audio System Earth
SPATIAL None System for Acquisition and Processing of
ARINC and Logic
SPC None Spare Parts Classification
SPD General Speed
SPD/M None Speed-Mach
SPDB General Secondary Power Distribution Box
SPE None Seller Purchased Equipment
SPE None Supplier Purchased Equipment
SPEC General Specification
SPF None Specific Pathogen Free
SPFK None Specific
SPKR General Speaker
SPL General Sound Pressure Level
SPLC None Splice
SPLR General Spoiler
SPLY General Supply
SPM Power Plant and APU Signal Processing Module GE

SPMC None Service Process Material Control

SPMG None Shorted Permanent Magnet Generator

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
SPOP None Service Process Operation Procedure
SPP General Software Pin Programming
SPPF None Software Pin Programming Function
SPR None Service and Performance Report
SPRDR General Spreader
SPRT None Support
SPS None Service Process Solution
SPS/B None Superseded by
SPSA None Supplier Product Support Agreement
SPST General Single Pole Single Throw
SQ General Squelch
SQ-FT None Square-Feet
SQW None Square Wave
SR None Senior
SRD None Shorted Rotating Diode
SRD None System Requirement Document
SRE None Surveillance Radar Element of GCA
SRF General Servicing and aircraft condition parameters
Reporting Function
SRKL None Structural Repair Kit List
SRKM None Structural Repair Kit Manual
SRM General Structural Repair Manual
SRP None Safety / Reliability Plan
SRPS General Safe Redundant Power Supply
SRPSU General Slide Release Power Supply Unit
SRS General Speed Reference System
SRU General Shop Replaceable Unit
SS None Sky/Shading
SSA None System Safety Assessment
SSA General Side Slip Angle
SSA None System Safety Analysis
SSALS None Simplified Short Approach Light System
SSALSR None Simplified Short Approach Light System
Runway Alignment
SSB General Single Side Band
SSC None Single Stroke Chime
SSC None Supplier Support Conditions
SSCVR General Solid State Cockpit Voice Recorder
SSEC General Static Source Error Correction
SSFDR General Solid State Flight Data Recorder
SSG None Single Stroke Gong
SSI None Structural Significant Item

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
SSID None Supplemental Structural Inspection
Document
SSM General Sign Status Matrix
SSM None Solid State Memory
SSMM General Solid State Mass Memory
SSP None System Specification
SSP None Significant In-Service Problems
SSPC General Solid State Power Controller
SSR None Secondary Surveillance Radar
SSTDU General Side Stick Transducer and Damper Unit
SSTU General Side Stick Transducer Unit
STA None Straight-in-Approach
STA General Station
STAB General Stabilizer
STAR General Standard Terminal Arrival Route
STARTG None Starting
STAT General Static
STBY General Standby
STC None Supplemental Type Certificate
STD None Standard Data Sheet
STDY None Steady
STELLA General STair Electrical Light Lead Adapter
STG None Stage
STGR General Stringer
STIF None Stiffener
STL None Steel
STL WARN None Stall Warning
STOM None System Operation Training Manual
STRG General Steering
STRK General Stroke
STRL None Structural
STRM None Short Term Review Meeting
STRM General Secure open and Trip Resident Memory
STRUCT None Structure
STS None Spares Technical Specification
STS None Alignment Status
STS General Status
STWG None Short-Term Working Group
STWG General Stowage
STYPPLE None Sensitive Typical Phone Power Level
SUBMUX None Submultiplexer
SUCNL ACTN None Successional Action

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
SUCT General Suction
SUM None Summing
SUPPL General Supplementary
SUPPR None Suppressor
SUPSD BY None Superseded by
SURF General Surface
SURV None Surveillance
SV General Servovalve
SVA Power Plant and APU Stator Vane Actuator PW, IAE

SVCE General Service

SVMTR None Servomotor
SVO General Servo
SW General Switch
SWRD None System Wiring Requirements Dossier
SWRD-A None System Wiring Requirements Dossier
maturity A
SWRD-B None System Wiring Requirements Dossier
maturity B
SWRD-C None System Wiring Requirements Dossier
maturity C
SWTG General Switching
SWY None Stopway
SyA None Systems Architect
SyCDR None System Critical Design Review
SyCID None System Configuration Index Document
SyCMP None System Configuration Management Plan

SyCP None System Certification Plan

SyCR None System Certification Review
SyD None System Designer
SyDAL None System Development Assurance Level
SyDAS None System Development Accomplishment
Summary
SYM None Symmetry
SYN REF None Synchro Reference
SYNC General Synchro, Synchronise
SYNTHR General Synthetizer
SYNTHR None Synthesizer
SYS General System
t None Rivet Spacing
T General True
T General Turn

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
T General Trim
T None Time
t None Equivalent Runway Thickness
t None Tonne
T None Thickness
T/C General Top of Climb
T/C None Type Certificate
T/D General Top of Descent
T/F General Track of a Fixed Waypoint
T/R Power Plant and APU Thrust Reverser

T2C Power Plant and APU HP Compressor Inlet Temperature

T2CAS General Traffic and Terrain Collision Avoidance

System
T54 Power Plant and APU Low Pressure Turbine Inlet Temperature

TA None Traffic Advisory

TA None Twin Aisle
TAB None Tabulation and Interpolation Program
TAB None Test and Bite Panel
TAC General Taxiing Aid Camera
TAC None Technical Acceptance Completion
TACAN General Ultra-high Frequency Tactical Air Navigation
Aid
TACH General Tachometer
TACS General Taxiing Aid Camera System
TACT General Tactical
TADB None Terrain/Airport DataBase
TADD General Trim Air Drive Device
TAP None Transient Acoustic Propagation
TAR None Terminal Area Surveillance Radar
TAS General True Airspeed
TAT General Total Air Temperature
TAWS General Terrain Awareness and Warning System

TB General Terminal Block

TBC General To Be Confirmed
TBO General Time Between Overhauls
TBSV None Time Between Scheduled Visits
TBU None Time Base Unit
TBV Power Plant and APU Transient Bleed Valve CFMI

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
TC General Thermocouple
TC None Takeoff Charts
TC General Theoretical Contour
TC Power Plant and APU HP Turbine Case Pressure

TCA Power Plant and APU Throttle Control Assy RR Trent 900

TCAS General Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance

System
TCC Power Plant and APU Turbine Clearance Control

TCC General Thrust Control Computer

TCC Power Plant and APU Turbine Case Cooling PW, RR

TCCS None Thrust Control Computer System

TCFN None Two's Complement Fractional Notation
TCIU General Telephone Communication Interface Unit

TCM None Technical Coordination Meeting

TCM Power Plant and APU Thrust Control Malfunction PW

TCP None Takeoff Charts Computation Program

TCP None Transmission Control Protocol
TCQ None Time, Cost and Quality
TCS General Temperature Control System
TCU Panels/Display Units Throttle Control Unit

TD None Time Delay

TD None Technical Dossier
TD None Technical Disposition
TDC None Time Delay Closing
TDCR None Type Design Change Request
TDD General Technical Design Directive
TDO None Time Delay Opening
TDP None Touchdown Point
TDS General Technical Data Sheet
TDSC None Technical Data Steering Committee
TDU None Time Display Unit
TDU None Technical Description Unit
TDY None Temporary Duty
TDZL None Touchdown Zone Lights
TE Power Plant and APU HP Stage Air Temperature

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
TE General Trailing Edge
TEC Power Plant and APU Turbine Exhaust Case

TED General Tool and Equipment Drawing

TEDB None Tool and Equipment Data Bank
TEFO General Total Engine Flame Out
TEI General Tool and Equipment Index
TEL None Telephone
TELECOM General Telecommunications
TEM General Illustrated Tool and Equipment Manual
TEMP General Temperature
TEMP None Test and Evaluation Master Plan
TEO Power Plant and APU Engine Oil Temperature GE

TER None Technical Event Report

TEST SIG None Test Signal
TF None Task Force
TFR None Trouble and Failure Report
TFR None Transfer
TFTS General Terrestrial Flight Telephone System
TFU General Technical Follow-up
TGB None Transfer Gearbox
TGL None Touch-and-Go Landing
TGT General Target
THD None Thread
THERAP General Therapeutic
THMS None Thermistor
THR General Thrust
THRM General Thermal
THRMST General Thermostat
THROT General Throttle
THROT PUSH General Throttle Pusher
THS General Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer
TI None Technical Instruction
TI None Technical Information
TI None Track to an Interrupt
TIA None Type Inspection Authorization
TIC Power Plant and APU Turbine Impingement Cooling RR

TICC None Technical Information and Communication

Committee
TID None Technical Information Document

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
TID None Technical Impact Difference
TIFF None Tagged Information File Format
TIR None Technical Incident Report
TIR None Type Inspection Report
TIT Power Plant and APU Turbine Inlet Temperature

TK None Ground Track Angle

TK General Tank
TKE General Track Angle Error
TKE None Track Error
TL None Tooling List
TL None Transmittal Letter
TLA Power Plant and APU Throttle Lever Angle

TLAR None Top Level Aircraft Requirement

TLB None Technical Log Book
TLC None Takeoff and Landing Chart Computation
Program
TLCS Panels/Display Units Trolley Lift & Conveyance System

TLMC None Time Limits and Maintenance Checks

TLS Power Plant and APU Transcowl Locking System

TLS Panels/Display Units Trolley Lift System For BITE messages only

TLSRD None Top Level System Requirement Document

TLU Panels/Display Units Travel Limitation Unit

TLV Power Plant and APU Tertiary Lock Valve PW

TM None Terminal Module

TM General Torque Motor
TM General Transportability Manual
TMA None Terminal Control Area
TMA None Twin Motor Actuator
TMC None Target Must Cost
TMG None Timing
TMLB General Technical and Maintenance LogBook
TMR General Timer
TN None Technical Note
TO General Takeoff
TO/APPR None Takeoff/Approach

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
TOC None Table of Contents
TOD None Takeoff Distance
TOGA General Takeoff/Go Around
TOGW General Takeoff Gross Weight
TOIL General Toilet
TOL General Tolerance
TOPA General TakeOff Performance Application
TOR None Takeoff Run
TOT General Total
TOT None Transfer of Title
TOW General Takeoff Weight
TOW None Towing
TP None Top Plug
TP None Test Point
T-P None Turn Point
TPA None Technical Publications Agreement
TPCI None Technical Publications Combined Index
TPG None Technical Publications Guide
TPGG None Technical Publications General Guide
TPIB None Technical Publications Illustration Bank
TPIC General Tire Pressure Indicating Computer
TPIS General Tire Pressure Indicating System
TPMM None Technical Publications Management
Meeting
TPOP None Technical Publications Output Planning
TPPP None Technical Publications Production Planning

TPR Power Plant and APU Turbofan Power Ratio

TPRD None Technical Publications Reference

Document
TPS General Temporary Protection System
TPSP None Third Party Software Provider
TPU General Terminal Processor Unit
TPWD None Technical Publications Work Sharing
Document
TR General Temporary Revision
TR None Regulated Temperature (Downstream of
precooler)
TR General Transformer Rectifier
TR Panels/Display Units Thrust Reverser

TR None Turn Radius

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
TR None Truss
TR General Transistor
T-R General Transmitter-Receiver
TRA Power Plant and APU Throttle Resolver Angle

TRA None Test Report Analysis

TRACON None Terminal Radar Control
TRANS General Transition
TRANSF None Transfer
TRC General Thrust Rating Computer
TRDV Power Plant and APU Thrust Reverser Directional Valve

TRF Power Plant and APU Turbine Rear Frame

TRGT General Target

TRIG General Trigger
TRK None Track
TRK General Track (angle)
TRLY General Trolley
TROPO General Tropopause
TRP General Thrust Rate Panel - Thrust Rating Panel
TRPU Power Plant and APU Thrust Reverser Power Unit

TRPV Power Plant and APU Thrust Reverser Pressurizing Valve

TRQE General Torque

TRQR None Torquer
TRS None Technical Repercussion Sheet
TRT None Turn Round Time
TRTO None Type Rating Training Organisation
TRU None True
TRU None Transformer Rectifier Unit
TRV General Travel
TS None Trim Sheet
TSD None Trouble Shooting Data
TSDB None Trouble Shooting Data Base
TSF General Trouble Shooting Function
TSFC Power Plant and APU Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption

TSH None Trouble Shooting Handbook

TSI None Time Since Installation
TSLSV None Time Since Last Shop Visit
TSM General Trouble Shooting Manual

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
TSO None Time Since Overhaul
TSO None Technical Service Order (FAA)
TSO None Technical Standard Order
TSP General Tank Signalling Processor
TSPA Panels/Display Units Tank Signal Processor A

TSPB Panels/Display Units Tank Signal Processor B

TST None Test

TT General Trim Tank
TT None Switching Temperature of HP Valve
TT None Total Time
TTG None Time to Go
TTL General Transistor Transistor Logic
TTR None Technical Trouble Report
TTS General Trim Tank System
TU General Tapping Unit
TURB General Turbulence, Turbulent
TURB General Turbine
TV General Television
TVBC Power Plant and APU Turbine Vane and Blade Cooling PW

TVC None Turbine Vane Cooling

TVOR None Short Range VOR
TVOR None Very High Frequency Terminal Omnirange
Station
TW None Twisted
TWLU General Terminal Wireless LAN Unit
TWR None Tower
TWY None Taxiway
TX General Transmission (TCAS to Transponder)
TYP General Typical
TYPPLE None Typical Phone Power Level
Ú None Pitch Attitude
U/FLOOR General Underfloor
U/S General Unserviceable
UAC None Upper Area Control Centre
UADF General User Application Definition File
UART None Universal Asynchronous Receiver
Transmitter
UCS None User Certifiable Software
UD General Upper Deck

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
UD None Document Unit ("Unité Documentaire")
UDC None Upper Deck Cargo
UDCC General Upper Deck Cargo Compartment Pre-1993 combis only
UDCD General Upper Deck Cargo Door
UDL None Unit Detail Listing
UDP General User Datagram Protocol
UEB General Underseat Electronic Box
UF General Underfrequency
UHF General Ultra High Frequency
UICDL General User Interface Configuration Download List

ULB None Underwater Locator Beacon

ULD General Unit Load Device
ULLI None Understep LED Light
ULM None Ultra Low Maintenance
UMS General User Modifiable Software
UNBAL General Unbalance, Unbalanced
UNCPLG None Uncoupling
UNCRCTD None Uncorrected
UND General Under
UNIV General Universal
UNLK General Unlock
UNLKD General Unlocked, Unlocking
UNSD None Unused
UPLK General Uplock
UPPR General Upper For use on the A380 and
subsequent aircraft programs

UPR General Upper Do not use for A380 and

subsequent. Refer to UPPR
UR None Utilization Rate
US None United States
US None Under Speed
US None Upstream
USB General Universal Serial Bus
USB None Upper Side Band
UTA None Upper Control Area
UTC General Universal Time Coordinated
UUT None Unit Under Test
UV General Under Voltage
UV General Ultra-Violet
UVEROM None Ultra Violet Erasable Read Only Memory

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
UWBS General Universal Wireless Backbone System
UWY None Upper Airway
V None Violet
V None Volt, Voltage
V Panels/Display Units Valve Do not use if you can use VLV

V&V None Verification & Validation

V/L None VOR/LOC
V/L None VOR/Localizer
V/S General Vertical Speed
V1 General Critical Engine Failure Speed
V1 General Decision Speed
V2 General Takeoff Safety Speed
V2min None Minimum Takeoff Safety Speed
V3 General Flap Retraction Speed
V4 General Slat Retraction Speed
VA None Design Maneuvering Speed
VA None Heading with an Altitude Termination
VAC General Voltage Alternating Current
VACBI None Video and Computer-Based Instruction
VACU General Vacuum
VALDN None Validation
VAP None Visual Approach Procedure
VAR General Variable, Variation
VAR None Visual-Aural Radio Range
VAR LEV HTY None Variable Lever Healthy
VASIS None Visual Approach Slope Indicator System
VB None Design Speed for Maximum Gust Intensity

VBV Power Plant and APU Variable Bleed Valve CFMI, GE

VC None Design Cruising Speed

VC General Ventilation Controller
Vc None Calibrated Airspeed
VCC General Video Control Center
VCM General Video Camera Module
VCO General Voltage Controlled Oscillator
VCP General Video Control Panel
VCS General Ventilation Control System
VCTREND None Airspeed Tendency
VCU General Video Control Unit
VD None Heading to a DME Distance

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
VD None Design Diving Speed
VDAR General Virtual DAR
VDC General Voltage Direct Current
VDEV General Vertical Deviation
VDF None Very High Frequency Direction Finding
Station
VDFMDF None Demonstrated Flight Diving Speed
VDOS None Vendor Documentation On-line Service
VDR General VHF Data Radio
VDU General Video Display Unit
VEADB None Video on demand Enhanced Area
Distribution Box
VEL General Velocity
VENT General Ventilation
VERT General Vertical
VERT REV None Vertical Revise
VF None Design Flap Speed
VFCMFC None Maximum Speed for Stability Characteristics

VFE None Maximum Flap Extended Speed

VFEN None Predictive VFE at next flap/slat position
VFG General Variable Frequency Generator
VFR General Visual Flight Rules
VFTO None Final Takeoff Speed
VG None Vertical Gyro
VH None Maximum Speed in Level Flight with
Maximum Continuous Po
VHCU General Versatile Heating Control Unit
VHDU General Versatile Heating Data Unit
VHF General Very High Frequency
VHV General Very High Voltage
VI None Heading to an Intercept
VIB General Vibration
VIM None Vendor Information Manual
VIMU General Video Multiplexer Unit
VL General Virtual Link
VL CAPT None VOR/LOC Capture
VLE None Maximum Landing Gear Extended Speed

VLF General Very Low Frequency

VLLDC None Very Low Level DC Voltage
VLO None Maximum Landing Gear Operating Speed

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
VLOF None Lift-off Speed
VLS General Lower Selectable Speed
VLV General Valve
Vm None Minimum Recommended Maneuvering
Speed
Vm None Recommended Maneuvering Speed
VM None Maneuvering Speed
VM General Voltmeter
VM None Heading with a Manual Termination
VMAN None Maneuvering Speed
Vmax None Maximum Operating Speed
VMAX None Maximun Allowable Airspeed
VMC None Minimum Control Speed with One Engine
Inoperative
VMC None Visual Meteorological Conditions
VMCA None Minimum Control Airspeed
VMCG None Minimum Control Speed Ground
Vmin None Minimum Operating Speed
VMO None Maximum Operating Speed
VMOMMO None Maximum Operating Limit Speed
VMS None Minimum Selectable Speed
VMU General Video Modulator Unit
VMU None Minimum Unstick Speed
VNE None Never-Exceed Speed
VNO None Maximum Structural Cruising Speed
VOD General Video On Demand
VODDSU General VOD Data Server Unit
VODMU General VOD Modulator Unit
VODSU General VOD Server Unit
VOL General Volume
VOR None Very High Frequency Omnibearing Range

VOR General VHF Omnidirectional Range

VOR None Very High Frequency Omnirange Station
VOR None Very High Frequency Omnidirectional and
Radio Range
VOR.D Panels/Display Units VOR-DME Display units

VORTAC General Visual Omni-Range Tactical Air Navigation

VOT None Voter

VPSA None Vendor Product Support Agreement
VQAR General Virtual QAR

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
VR General Rotation Speed
VR None Voltage Regulator
VREF General Landing Reference Speed
VR-HDG None Heading to a Radial
VRMS General Volt Root Mean Square
VRU General Video Reproducer Unit
VS None Min Steady Flt Spd at which Airplane is
Controllable
VS None Stalling Speed at which Airplane is
Controllable
VS None Stall Speed
VS1 None Stalling Speed obtained in a specified
Configuration
VS1 None Min Steady Flt Spd obtained in a Specified
Configuration
VSB None Vendor Service Bulletin
VSBN None Vendor Service Bulletin Number
VSBT None Vendor Service Bulletin Title
VSC General Vacuum System Controller
VSCF General Variable Speed Constant Frequency
VSCU None Video System Control Unit
VSD None Vertical Situation Display
VSEB General Video Seat Electronic Box
VSEL None Autothrottle Selected - Approach Speed
VSI General Vertical Speed Indicator
VSO None Stalling Speed or Minimum Steady Flight
Speed in the Lan
VSS General Stick Shaker Speed
VSV Power Plant and APU Variable Stator Vane CFMI, GE, RR

VSVA Power Plant and APU Variable Stator Vane Actuator

VSW General Stall Warning Speed

VSWR General Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
VT None Vertical Tail
VTOSS None Takeoff Safety Speed for Category A
Rotorcraft
VTP None Vertical Tail Plane
VTR General Video Tape Reproducer
VTS General Vacuum Toilet System
VV Panels/Display Units Velocity Vector

VWM None Vendor Warranty Manual

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
VX None Speed of Best Angle of Climb
VY None Speed for Best Rate of Climb
W General White
W None Wire
W None Weight
W None Watt
W General West
W/V None Wind Direction and Speed
W3C None World Wide Web Consortium
WA None Wind Angle
WABSIC General Wheel And Brake System Integrated
Component
WACS General Wireless Airport Communication System

WAI General Wing Anti-Ice

WARN General Warning
WASG None World Airlines and Suppliers Guide
WATOG None World Airlines Technical Operations
Glossary
WB None Wide Body
WBA General Weight and Balance Application
WBBC General Weight and Balance Backup Computation

WBC General Weight & Balance Computer

WBM General Weight and Balance Manual
WBS General Weight and Balance System
WBS None Work Breakdown Structure
WC None Wording Change
WCR None Weight and Balance Compliance Report

WD General Warning Display

WD General Wing Datum
WD General Wiring Diagram
WDB General Wall Disconnect Box
WDI None Wind Direction Indicator
WDM None Wiring Diagram Manual
WDO None Window
WEL None Wall Emergency Light
WFOV General Wide Field of View For MRTT only
WG General Wing
WG None Wave Guide
WG None Working Group

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4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
WGD General Windshield Guidance Display
WGDC General Windshield Guidance Display Computer

WGDS General Windshield Guidance Display System

WHC General Window Heat Computer
WHL General Wheel
WIPCU General Water Ice Protection Control Unit
WIPDU General Water Ice Protection Data Unit
WIRC None Warning - Inhibition - Recall - Clear
WLDP General Warning Light Display Panel
WLG General Wing Landing Gear
WLM General Wireless LAN Manager
WLP None Weight Limited Payload
WM None Wattmeter
WM None Wiring Manual
WMAXOP None Maximum Operational Speed
WO None Wash-out
WOR None Wear Out Rate
WOW General Weight On Wheels
WP None Work Package
WPT General Waypoint
WR None Weather Radar
WR None Weighing Report
WRG General Wiring
WRK General Work, Working
WS None Wind Speed
WSCP None Warning and System Control Panel
WSCS General Wheel Steering Control System For use on A380 only
WSDP None Warning and System Display
WSHLD General Windshield
WSR None Weekly Service Report
WSSG General Warning System Symbol Generator
WT General Weight
WTB General Wing tip brake
WTR General Water
WUC None Work Unit Cost
WX General Weather Mode (ND)
WXR General Weather Radar
X General Cross
X General Trans
X BLEED General Crossbleed
X FEED General Crossfeed

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3D General Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt)

4D General Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time)
A None Ampere
A None Alternate
X LINE General Crossline
X VALVE General Cross Valve
XARM None Cross Arm
XBAR General Crossbar
XCHECK General Crosscheck
XCVR General Transceiver
XDCR General Transducer
XFMR General Transformer
XFR General Transfer
XING Panels/Display Units Crossing

XLOAD General Crossload

XLTR General Translator
XML None Extensible Mark-up Language
XMSN General Transmission
XMTR General Transmitter
XPDR General Transponder
XPNDR None Transponder
XREF None Crossreference
XSEC None Extra Section
XT None Reception (Transponder to TCAS)
XTAL None Crystal
X-TALK General Cross-talk
XTK None Cross Track Deviation
XTK None Cross Track Error
XTK None Cross Track Distance
XWIND General Crosswind
Y General Yellow
Y/C General Economy Class
YC None Tourist Class
YCF None Economy Class-Front
YCL None Economy Class Front
YCR None Economy Class-Rear
YE None Year
YES None Yankee Escape System
YTPPP None Yearly Technical Publications Processing
Planning
Z General Zone
Z General Greenwich Mean Time
ZC General Zone Controller
ZFCG General Zero Fuel Center of Gravity
ZFW General Zero Fuel Weight

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