United A319 - A320 Acronyms

Airbus A319/A320 Training Manual
ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS
1 ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS

REV. MAY 2011
ABBREVIATION TERM ABBREVIATION TERM

3D ............................................................................ Three Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt) ACP ...................................................................Area Call Panel or Audio Control Panel
4D .................................................................... Four Dimensional (Lat, Long, Alt, Time) ACQ .................................................................................................................... Acquire
ACRT ........................................................................ Additional Cross Reference Table
ACT .................................................................................................... Active or Actuator
A AD ................................................................ Airplane Datum or Airworthiness Directive
ADF ...................................................................................... Automatic Direction Finder
A ......................................................................................................................... Ampere ADG ............................................................................................... Air Driven Generator
A ....................................................................................................................... Alternate ADIRS ..................................................................... Air Data/Inertial Reference System
A ........................................................................................................................... Amber ADIRU ........................................................................... Air Data/Inertial Reference Unit
A .............................................................................................................................. Area ADJ ....................................................................................................................... Adjust
A ................................................................................................................................. Air ADM ...................................................................................................... Air Data Module
A-D ...................................................................................................Airbus Deutschland ADR ................................................................................................. Air Data Reference
AA ........................................................................................... Airworthiness Authorities ADS ..........................................................................Automatic Dependent Surveillance
AAAH ........................................................... Airbus Approved Abbreviations Handbook ADS ....................................................................................................... Air Data System
AADC .................................................................................... Analog Air Data Computer ADV ................................................................................................................... Advisory
AAP ...................................................................................... Additional Attendant Panel AES ................................................................................................Aircraft Earth Station
ABBR .......................................................................................................... Abbreviation AEVC ............................................................Avionics Equipment Ventilation Computer
ABCM .......................................................................... Alternate Brake Control Manifold AF ........................................................................................................Audio Frequency
ABCU .............................................................................. Alternate Braking Control Unit AFB ...................................................................................................Antifriction Bearing
ABM ............................................................................................. APU Build-up Manual AFCS .......................................................................... Automatic Flight Control System
ABN ................................................................................................................. Abnormal AFDX ............................................................... Avionics Full Duplex Switched Ethernet
ABNORM ........................................................................................................ Abnormal AFR ................................................................................................................... Airframe
ABRN ................................................................................................................ Airborne AFS .......................................................................................... Automatic Flight System
ABS ................................................................................................... Autobrake System AFU ..................................................................................................... Artificial Feel Unit
ABSELV ......................................................................... Alternate Brake Selector Valve AGB ................................................................... Accessory Gearbox or Angle Gearbox
ABSORB .......................................................................................................... Absorber AGL ................................................................................................ Above Ground Level
ABV .......................................................................................................................Above AGU ................................................................................................. Air Generation Unit
AC .....................................................................................................Alternating Current AH ............................................................................................................. Ampere Hour
AC ........................................................................................................Advisory Circular AI ...................................................................................................................... Anti-Icing
ACARS ............................... Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System AIDS ..............................................................................Aircraft Integrated Data System
ACAS ................................................................... Airborne Collision Avoidance System AIL ........................................................................................................................ Aileron
ACC ........................................................................................ Active Clearance Control AIP ........................................................................................ Attendant Indication Panel
ACCEL ...................................................................................... Acceleration/Accelerate AIRCOND ............................................................................................. Air Conditioning
ACCESS ........................................................................................................ Accessory ALIGN ............................................................................................................. Alignment
ACCLRM ..................................................................................................Accelerometer ALPHA ................................................................................................... Angle-of-Attack
ACCU .......................................................................................................... Accumulator ALT ..................................................................................................................... Altitude
ACCUR ............................................................................................................ Accuracy ALTM ................................................................................................................ Altimeter
ACD ............................................................................. Airframe Certification Document ALTN ............................................................................................. Alternate, Alternative
ACFT ................................................................................................................... Aircraft ALTU ................................................................................... Annunciator Light Test Unit
ACG ........................................................................................ Aircraft Center of Gravity AM ................................................................................................ Amplitude Modulation
ACK ........................................................................................................... Acknowledge AMB ................................................................................................................... Ambient
ACM ................................................................................................... Air Cycle Machine AMM .................................................................................. Aircraft Maintenance Manual
ACMS ................................................................... Aircraft Condition Monitoring System AMPL ................................................................................................................ Amplifier
ACOC ............................................................................................ Air Cooled Oil Cooler AMTOSS ......................................Aircraft Maintenance Task Oriented Support System
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AMU ......................................................................................... Audio Management Unit A.ICE .................................................................................................. Anti-ice, Anti-icing
ANN .............................................................................................................Annunciator A/BRK ............................................................................................................ Autobrake
ANN LT ............................................................................................... Annunciator Light A/C ...................................................................................................................... Aircraft
ANSI ................................................................... American National Standards Institute A/S .................................................................................................................... Airspeed
ANSU ................................................................................. Aircraft Network Server Unit A/SKID ............................................................................................................. Anti-Skid
ANT ................................................................................................................... Antenna A/STAB ....................................................................................................Auto Stabilizer
AOA ....................................................................................................... Angle Of Attack A/THR ............................................................................................................ Autothrust
AOAS ......................................................................................... Angle of Attack Sensor
AOG ..................................................................................................Aircraft On Ground
AOHX ......................................................................................... Air/Oil Heat Exchanger B
AP ...................................................................................... Autopilot or Airborne Printer
APPR .............................................................................................................. Approach B ............................................................................................................................... Blue
APPU ......................................................................... Asymmetry Position Pick Off Unit BARO ............................................................................................................ Barometric
APU .................................................................................................Auxiliary Power Unit BAT ................................................................................................... Battery (Electrical)
AP/FD ....................................................................................... Autopilot/Flight Director BCD ............................................................................................ Binary Coded Decimal
ARINC ......................................................................... Aeronautical Radio Incorporated BCL ............................................................................................. Battery Charge Limiter
ARPT ................................................................................................................... Airport BFE .................................................................................... Buyer Furnished Equipment
ARU ........................................................................................... Audio Reproducer Unit BFO ....................................................................................... Beat Frequency Oscillator
AS .....................................................................................................................Airspeed BGM ....................................................................................................... Boarding Music
ASI ..................................................................................................... Airspeed Indicator BITE ...........................................................................................Built-in Test Equipment
ASM .................................................................................... Aircraft Schematics Manual BK .......................................................................................................................... Black
ASP ............................................................................................... Audio Selector Panel BLK ........................................................................................................................ Black
ASPSU ........................................................... Autonomous Standby Power Supply Unit BMC .................................................................................... Bleed Monitoring Computer
ASSY .............................................................................................................. Assembly BNR ...................................................................................................................... Binary
ASYM ...................................................................................................... Asymmetric(al) BPTU ................................................................................Brake Pedal Transmitter Unit
AT .................................................................................................................. Autothrust BR ......................................................................................................................... Brown
ATC ..................................................................................................... Air Traffic Control BRK ....................................................................................................................... Brake
ATCRB ........................................................................ Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon BRKNG ............................................................................................................... Braking
ATIMS ................................................ Air Traffic and Information Management System BRKR ................................................................................................................. Breaker
ATIS ................................................................. Automatic Terminal Information Service BRKS ................................................................................................................... Brakes
ATM .......................................................................................... Air Traffic Management BRT .................................................................................................... Bright, Brightness
ATS .................................................................................................... Air Traffic Service BSCU ........................................................................ Braking and Steering Control Unit
ATS ................................................................................................... Autothrust System BT ....................................................................................................................... Bus Tie
ATSU .......................................................................................... Air Traffic Service Unit BTC .................................................................................................... Bus Tie Contactor
ATT .....................................................................................................................Attitude BTMS ................................................................ Brake Temperature Monitoring System
ATTEN ..........................................................................................................Attenuation BTMU ......................................................................Brake Temperature Monitoring Unit
ATTND ............................................................................................................ Attendant BTS ..................................................................................... Brake Temperature Sensor
AUTO .............................................................................................................. Automatic BUS ..................................................................................................................... Busbar
AUX ................................................................................................................... Auxiliary
AVAIL ............................................................................................................... Available
AVNCS .............................................................................................................. Avionics
AWL ...................................................................................................Aircraft Wiring List
C
AWM ........................................................................................... Aircraft Wiring Manual
AWY ..................................................................................................................... Airway C ........................................................................................... Celsius, Centigrade, Cyan
AX ..................................................................................................... Access Authorized CAA ............................................................................................. Civil Aviation Authority
AX ...........................................................................................Longitudinal Acceleration CAB PRESS ..................................................................................Cabin Pressurization
AY ................................................................................................... Lateral Acceleration CAL ............................................................................................. Calibration, Calibrated
AZ .................................................................................................. Vertical Acceleration CAM ...................................................................................... Cabin Assignment Module
AZ ...................................................................................................................... Azimuth CAS ................ Computed Air Speed, or Calibrated Air Speed, or Calculated Air Speed
AZFW ....................................................................................... Actual Zero Fuel Weight CAUT ................................................................................................................. Caution

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CBMF ..................................................................... Circuit Breaker Monitoring Function CRZ ...................................................................................................................... Cruise
CBMS ....................................................................... Circuit Breaker Monitoring System CSM/G .......................................................................Constant Speed Motor/Generator
CBMU ............................................................................ Circuit Breaker Monitoring Unit CSN .................................................................................... Catalog Sequence Number
CCW ................................................................................................. Counter Clockwise CSTR ............................................................................................................. Constraint
CD ............................................................................... Control Display or Compact Disk CSU ........................................................................................... Command Sensor Unit
CD-ROM ................................................................ Compact Disc - Read Only Memory CT .................................................................................................. Current Transformer
CDL ..................................................................................... Configuration Deviation List CTK ............................................................................................................. Center Tank
CDLCU ......................................................................Cockpit Door Locking Control Unit CTL ..................................................................................................................... Control
CDLS ...............................................................................Cockpit Door Locking System CTR ...................................................................................................................... Center
CDP ............................................................................Compressor Discharge Pressure CU ................................................................................................................ Control Unit
CDSS ....................................................................... Cockpit Door Surveillance System CVR .......................................................................................... Cockpit Voice Recorder
CDU ......................................................................................... Control and Display Unit CVRS ........................................................................... Cockpit Voice Recorder System
CFDIU .............................................................. Centralized Fault Display Interface Unit C/B .......................................................................................................... Circuit Breaker
CFDS ......................................................................... Centralized Fault Display System
CFRP ........................................................................... Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic
CFS ..................................................................................................Cold Finished Steel D
CG ........................................................................................................Center of Gravity
CGCS ......................................................................... Center of Gravity Control System DA .................................................................................................................. Drift Angle
CIDS ............................................................... Cabin Intercommunication Data System DAC ..................................................................................... Digital to Analog Converter
CKT .......................................................................................................................Circuit DAR ............................................................................................. Digital AIDS Recorder
CL ............................................................................ Center Line or Check List or Climb DB ................................................................................................. Decibel or Data Base
CLG ...................................................................................................................... Ceiling DC ............................................................................................................ Direct Current
CLK ........................................................................................................................ Clock DDRMI ................................................... Digital Distance and Radio Magnetic Indicator
CLR ........................................................................................................................ Clear DECEL .......................................................................................................... Decelerate
CLS ............................................................................................ Cargo Loading System DECOMPRESS ..................................................................................... Decompression
CMD ............................................................................................................... Command DECR .............................................................................................................. Decrease
CMM .......................................................................... Component Maintenance Manual DEG .................................................................................................................... Degree
CMPTR ........................................................................................................... Computer DEL ...................................................................................................................... Delete
CNA .....................................................................................Common Nozzle Assembly DELTA P ........................................................................................ Differential Pressure
CNCTR .......................................................................................................... Connector DES ................................................................................................................... Descend
CNCTRC ........................................................................................................Concentric DEST ............................................................................................................ Destination
CNTOR ........................................................................................................... Contactor DEU ............................................................................................ Decoder/Encoder Unit
CO RTE ................................................................................................ Company Route DFA ......................................................................................... Delayed Flaps Approach
COAX .................................................................................................................. Coaxial DFDAU ......................................................................Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit
COC ................................................................................. Customer Originated Change DFDR ..................................................................................Digital Flight Data Recorder
COMP ..............................................................................................................Compass DFDRS ................................................................. Digital Flight Data Recording System
CONFIG .................................................................................................... Configuration DGAC .................................................................. Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile
CONFIRMD .................................................................................................... Confirmed DH ..........................................................................................................Decision Height
CONT ........................................................................................... Continue, Continuous DISC ..................................................................................... Disconnect, Disconnected
CP ..................................................................................... Clock Pulse or Control Panel DISC ........................................................................................................ Disconnection
CPCU ................................................................................. Cabin Pressure Control Unit DISCH ........................................................................................ Discharge, Discharged
CPDLC ......................................................... Controller-Pilot DataLink Communications DIST .................................................................................................................. Distance
CPLR ................................................................................................................. Coupler DITS ....................................................................... Digital Information Transfer System
CPRSR ....................................................................................................... Compressor DLRB .................................................................................... Data Loading Routing Box
CPT ........................................................................................................... Compartment DLS ............................................................................................. Data Loading Selector
CR ........................................................................................................................ Cruise DLY ........................................................................................................................ Delay
CRC ................................................................................. Continuous Repetitive Chime DMC ............................................................................. Display Management Computer
CRG ...................................................................................................................... Cargo DME .............................................................................. Distance Measuring Equipment
CRS .................................................................................................................... Course DMU ........................................................................................... Data Management Unit
CRT ...................................................................................................Cathode Ray Tube DN .......................................................................................................................... Down
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DNLK .............................................................................................................. Downlock ENG ..................................................................................................................... Engine
DNLNK ............................................................................................................. Downlink ENG OUT ...................................................................................................... Engine Out
DP .......................................................... Differential Protection or Differential Pressure ENGD ............................................................................................................... Engaged
DPI .................................................................................. Differential Pressure Indicator EOT ............................................................................. End of Tape or Engine Oil Temp
DRMI ........................................................................ Distance Radio Magnetic Indicator EPC ........................................................................................ External Power Contactor
DSCRT ...............................................................................................................Discrete EPGS .................................................................... Electrical Power Generation System
DSCS ............................................................ Doors and Escape Slides Control System EPR ............................................................................................. Engine Pressure Ratio
DSDL ................................................................................... Dedicated Serial Data Link EPROM .................................................... Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
DSPL ................................................................................................................... Display EPSU ............................................................................. Emergency Power Supply Unit
DTG ........................................................................................................ Distance to Go EQPT ............................................................................................................. Equipment
DTMF .............................................................................. Dual Tone Multiple Frequency ERR ........................................................................................................................ Error
DU ................................................................................................................Display Unit ERU ................................................................................................... Engine Relay Unit
DVD ....................................................................................................Digital Video Disk ESC ..................................................................................................................... Escape
ESD .......................................................................................... Electro Static Discharge
ESLB .....................................................................................ECAM System Logic Book
E ESPM ................................................................... Electrical Standard Practices Manual
ESS .................................................................................................................. Essential
E ...............................................................................................................................East ET ............................................................................................................. Elapsed Time
ECAM ............................................................ Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring ETA .........................................................................................Estimated Time of Arrival
ECB ............................................................................................. Electronic Control Box ETOPS ........................................... Extended Range Twin Engined Aircraft Operations
ECM ...................................................................................Engine Condition Monitoring EVAC ........................................................................................ Evacuation or Evacuate
ECMS ............................................................Electrical Contactor Management System EVMU .......................................................................... Engine Vibration Monitoring Unit
ECMU ................................................................ Electrical Contactor Management Unit EWD ......................................................................................... Engine/Warning Display
ECON ............................................................................................................... Economy EWS .....................................................................................Electronic Warning System
ECP ................................................................................................. Ecam Control Panel EX ..................................................................................................................... Example
ECS ................................................................................ Environmental Control System EXC ..................................................................................................... Excitation, Excite
ECU ............................................................................................ Electronic Control Unit EXCD .................................................................................................................. Excited
EDP ................................................................................................ Engine Driven Pump EXT ...................................................................... Extend, Extension, Exterior, External
EEC ........................................................................................ Electronic Engine Control EXTR ............................................................................................................... Extractor
EEPROM ............................. Electrically Eraseable Programmable Read Only Memory EZ ............................................................................................................ Electrical Zero
EFCC ....................................................................... Electronic Flight Control Computer E/T ........................................................................................................... Electrical Trim
EFCS ............................................................................ Electrical Flight Control System
EFF ...................................................................................................Effective,Effectivity
EFIS ....................................................................... Electronic Flight Instrument System
F
EFIS CP ........................................................................................... EFIS Control Panel
EGIU ....................................................................... Electrical Generation Interface Unit F ..................................... Fuel OR Fahrenheit OR Minimum Flap Retract Speed (EFIS)
EGPWS .................................................. Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System F-PLN ............................................................................................................. Flight Plan
EGT .......................................................................................Exhaust Gas Temperature FAA ............................................................................... Federal Aviation Administration
EIS ................................................................................... Electronic Instrument System FAC ................................................................................ Flight Augmentation Computer
EIU ................................................................................................ Engine Interface Unit FADEC ................................................................... Full Authority Digital Engine Control
ELAC .....................................................................................Elevator Aileron Computer FAF ................................................................................................... Final Approach Fix
ELEC ................................................................................. Electric, Electrical, Electricity FANS ............................................................................... Future Air Navigation System
ELS ...................................... Electronic Library System or Emergency Lighting System FAOM ....................................................................... Flight Attendant Operating Manual
ELT .............................................................................. Emergency Locator Transmitter FAP ......................................................................................... Forward Attendant Panel
ELV .................................................................................................................. Elevation FAR ................................................................................... Federal Aviation Regulations
EMER ............................................................................................................Emergency FAS .................................................................................... Flight Augmentation System
EMI .................................................................................... Electromagnetic Interference FAV ........................................................................................................... Fan Air Valve
EMLS ................................................................................. Emergency Lighting System FBW .............................................................................................................. Fly-by-wire
EMP ............................................................................................................ Empennage FCC ........................................................................................... Flight Control Computer
END .............................................................................................................. Endurance FCCS ...........................................................................Flight Control Computer System
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FCDC .......................................................................... Flight Control Data Concentrator FPEEPMS ........................... Floor Proximity Emergency Escape Path Marking System
FCOM ............................................................................. Flight Crew Operating Manual FPM ....................................................................................................... Feet per Minute
FCPC .......................................................................... Flight Control Primary Computer FPPU ............................................................................ Feedback Position Pick-off Unit
FCSC ..................................................................... Flight Control Secondary Computer FPV .................................................................................................... Flight Path Vector
FCU .................................................................................................... Flush Control Unit FQ ............................................................................................................. Fuel Quantity
FCU .................................................................................................... Flight Control Unit FQIC ........................................................................ Fuel Quantity Indication Computer
FCU ................................................................ Fuel Control Unit OR Flow Control Valve FQMS .............................................................. Fuel Quantity and Management System
FD ...........................................................................Flight Director OR Fuselage Datum FR ........................................................................................................................ Frame
FDAU ...................................................................................Flight Data Acquisition Unit FREQ ............................................................................................................. Frequency
FDB ...............................................................................................Floor Disconnect Box FRQ ............................................................................................................... Frequency
FDBK .............................................................................................................. Feedback FRV .................................................................................................... Fuel Return Valve
FDE .....................................................................................................Flight Deck Effect FS ............................................................................... Front Spar OR Fuselage Station
FDEP ......................................................................................... Flight Data Entry Panel FSB .................................................................................................... Fasten Seat Belts
FDIAF ............................................................ Flight Data Interface/Acquisition Function FSN ................................................................................................. Fleet Serial Number
FDIMU ........................................................ Flight Data Interface and Management Unit FSTNR .............................................................................................................. Fastener
FDIU ........................................................................................ Flight Data Interface Unit ft ..................................................................................................................... Feet, Foot
FDR ................................................................................................Flight Data Recorder FTU ............................................................................................. Force Transducer Unit
FDRS .............................................................................. Flight Data Recording System ft/mn ....................................................................................................... Feet per Minute
FDU ................................................................................................... Fire Detection Unit FU .................................................................................................................. Fuel Used
FE .......................................................................................................... Flight Envelope FW .....................................................................................Failure Warning OR Firewall
FEDR .................................................................................................................. Feeder FWC ........................................................................................ Flight Warning Computer
FEGV .............................................................................................Fan Exit Guide Vane FWD ................................................................................................................... Forward
FET .............................................................................................. Field Effect Transistor FWS ............................................................................................Flight Warning System
FEW ................................................................................................ Fleet Empty Weight F/CTL ....................................................................................................... Flight Controls
FF ...........................................................................................Fuel Flow OR Ferry Flight F/W ....................................................................................................... Failure Warning
FGS ...........................................................................................Flight Guidance System
FH ............................................................................................................... Flight Hours
FHSS ................................................................. Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum G
FIDS ..................................................................... Fault Isolation and Detection System
FIN ........................................................................................... Functional Item Number G ........................................................................................... Galley OR Green OR Grid
FL ...................................................................................................................... Flow OR g .........................................................................Earth Acceleration (Symbol) OR Gram
FLP .......................................................................................................................... Flap GA ................................................................................................................. Go-Around
FLSCU ......................................................................... Fuel Level Sensing Control Unit gal ........................................................................................................................ Gallon
FLT ......................................................................................................................... Flight GALY .................................................................................................................... Galley
FLT CTL .................................................................................................... Flight Control GCR ......................................................................................... Generator Control Relay
FLXTO ................................................................................................ Flexible Take-Off GCU ............................................................................................Generator Control Unit
FM ............................ Flight Management OR Flight Manual OR Frequency Modulation GEN ................................................................................................................ Generator
FMA ......................................................................................... Flight Mode Annunciator GES .............................................................................................. Ground Earth Station
FMC ................................................................................ Flight Management Computer GLC ........................................................................................ Generator Line Contactor
FMGC ...................................................... Flight Management and Guidance Computer GMT ............................................................................................Greenwich Mean Time
FMGS ...........................................................Flight Management and Guidance System GND .................................................................................................................... Ground
FMS .......................................... Flight Management System (FMCS and AFS sensors) GPCU ...................................................................................Ground Power Control Unit
FMU .................................................................................................. Fuel Metering Unit GPS ...................................................................................... Global Positioning System
FMV ................................................................................................ Fuel Metering Valve GPSSU ............................................................. Global Positioning System Sensor Unit
FOB ......................................................................................................... Fuel On Board GPWC .................................................................. Ground Proximity Warning Computer
FOC ........................................................................................................ Fuel/Oil Cooler GPWS ......................................................................Ground Proximity Warning System
FOD ..........................................................................................Foreign Object Damage GRP .............. Geographic Reference Point OR Ground/Geographical Reference Point
FOM ........................................................................................Flight Operations Manual GRP ........................................................................................ Glass-Reinforced Plastic
FOQA .................................................................... Flight Operations Quality Assurance GS ........................................................................................................... Ground Speed
FPA ..................................................................................................... Flight Path Angle GW ............................................................................................................ Gross Weight
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GY ........................................................................................................................... Grey INU ..............................................................................................Inertial Navigation Unit
GYRO ........................................................................................................... Gyroscope IOM ................................................................................................ Input/Output Module
G/S ............................................................................................................... Glide Slope IP ................................................................................................. Intermediate Pressure
IPC ............................................................... Intermediate Pressure Bleed Check Valve
IPC ........................................................................................... Illustrated Parts Catalog
H IPPU ..................................................................... Instrumentation Position Pick-off Unit
IR ....................................................................................................... Inertial Reference
H .................................................................................................... Hot (Electrical Point) IRP ............................................................................................ Integrated Refuel Panel
HCU ............................................................................................. Hydraulic Control Unit IRS ........................................................................................ Inertial Reference System
HDG .................................................................................................................. Heading IRU .............................................................................................. Inertial Reference Unit
HDG/S ................................................................................................ Heading Selected ISOL .................................................................................................................. Isolation
HEX ............................................................................................................ Hexadecimal IVS ...............................................................................................Inertial Vertical Speed
HI ............................................................................................................................ High
HMU .............................................................................................Hydromechanical Unit
HOT ............................................................................................. High Oil Temperature
J
HP ............................................................................................................ High Pressure
Hpa ............................................................................................................Hecto Pascal JAA ......................................................................................... Joint Aviation Authorities
HPA ............................................................................................... High Power Amplifier JAR .................................................................................... Joint Aviation Requirements
HPC .................................................................................... High Pressure Compressor JB ............................................................................................................... Junction Box
HPR ................................................................................................... High Power Relay JCT ................................................................................................................... Junction
HPT ............................................................................................. High Pressure Turbine JK ............................................................................................................................ Jack
HPTACC ............................................ High Pressure Turbine Active Clearance Control JOG ...................................................................................................................... Joggle
HPV ................................................................................................ High Pressure Valve
HTR ...................................................................................................................... Heater
HYD ................................................................................................................. Hydraulic K
HZ .......................................................................................................................... Hertz
K ..................... Corrected to Standard Temp & Pres OR Multiply by 1000 OR Dielectric
KB/s ............................................................................................... Kilo Bits per Second
I kg ...................................................................................................................... Kilogram
kg/m³ .......................................................................................... Kilograms/Cubic Meter
IAE ....................................................................................... International Aero Engines KHZ ................................................................................................................... Kilohertz
IAF ................................................................................................... Initial Approach Fix KIAS ........................................................................................ Knots Indicated Airspeed
IAS .................................................................................................... Indicated Airspeed kPa ................................................................................................................ Kilo Pascal
IATA ................................................................... International Air Transport Association KT ....................................................................................................................... Knot(s)
ICAO ................................................................ International Civil Aviation Organisation KV ......................................................................................................................Kilo Volt
IDG ....................................................................................... Integrated Drive Generator KVA ........................................................................................................Kilovolt Ampere
IFR ............................................................................................. Instrument Flight Rules kW ...................................................................................................................... Kilowatt
IFSD ................................................................................................ In-Flight Shut Down
IGN ...................................................................................................................... Ignition
IGV ....................................................................................................... Inlet Guide Vane L
ILS .............................................................. Instrument Landing System (LOC and G/S)
IM ............................................................................................................... Inner Marker L ................................................................................... Length OR Litre or Liter OR Left
IN-LBS ........................................................................................................ Inch-pounds LA .................................................................................................. Linear Accelerometer
IN HG ................................................................................................. Inches of Mercury LAF .........................................................................................Load Alleviation Function
INHIB .................................................................................... Inhibit, Inhibited, Inhibition LAT ..................................................................................................Lateral OR Latitude
INIT ............................................................................................................Initial(ization) LAU ....................................................................................... Linear Accelerometer Unit
INOP ............................................................................................................. Inoperative LAV ................................................................................................................... Lavatory
INS ........................................................................................ Inertial Navigation System lb .......................................................................................................................... Pound
INTPH ............................................................................................................Interphone LB ........................................................................................................................ Pounds

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LB-FT .............................................................................. Pound - Force - Foot (Torque) M .................. Maneuvering Speed (EFIS) OR Magenta OR Meter OR Mode OR Mach
LB-IN .......................................................................................................... Pound - Inch MA ............................................................................................................... Milli-Ampere
lbf/in² ................................................................................ Pounds force per square inch MAC ...................................................................................... Mean Aerodynamic Chord
LBP ...................................................................................................... Left Bottom Plug MAG ................................................................................................................. Magnetic
LC ........................................................................................................... Line Contactor MAG DEC ..................................................................................... Magnetic Declination
LCD .............................................................................................. Liquid Crystal Display MAG VAR ......................................................................................... Magnetic Variation
LDG .................................................................................................................... Landing MAIN MUX ............................................................................................ Main Multiplexer
LDG GR .................................................................................................... Landing Gear MAINT ........................................................................................................ Maintenance
LE ..............................................................................................................Leading Edge MAN .................................................................................................................... Manual
LED .................................................................................................Light Emitting Diode MAX ................................................................................................................ Maximum
LEL ............................................................................................... Lower Explosive Limit MAX CLB .............................................................................................. Maximum Climb
LEP ............................................................................................. List of Effective Pages MAX DES .......................................................................................... Maximum Descent
LGCIU ............................................................. Landing Gear Control and Interface Unit MAX END ...................................................................................... Maximum Endurance
LH ................................................................................................................... Left Hand MB ......................................................................................................................Millibars
LIM ..............................................................................Limit, Limitation, Limiting, Limiter mbar .................................................................................................................... Millibar
LKD ..................................................................................................................... Locked MCDU .................................................................... Multipurpose Control & Display Unit
LKG .................................................................................................................... Locking MCT .................................................................................. Maximum Continuous Thrust
LL ................................................................................ Low Level OR Latitude/longitude MCU ............................................................................................. Modular Concept Unit
LMP ....................................................................................................... Left Middle Plug MCUR .................................................... Mean Cycle Between Unscheduled Removals
LO ............................................................................................................................ Low MDA ..................................................................................... Minimum Decision Altitude
LO .......................................................................................................... Local Oscillator MDA ...................................................................................... Minimum Descent Altitude
LO PR ....................................................................................................... Low Pressure MDDU ............................................................................... Multipurpose Disk Drive Unit
LOC .................................................................................................................. Localizer MDH ........................................................................................Minimum Descent Height
LONG .............................................................................................................. Longitude MECH ..................................................................... Mechanic, Mechanical, Mechanism
LOP ..................................................................................................... Low Oil Pressure MED ................................................................................................................... Medium
LOPA ................................................................................................ Layout Per Aircraft MEL ......................................................................................... Minimum Equipment List
LP .............................................................................................................. Low Pressure MEM ................................................................................................................... Memory
LP VALVE ....................................................................................... Low Pressure Valve MES ................................................................................................... Main Engine Start
LPC ...................................................................................... Low Pressure Compressor MET ........................................................................................................ Meteorological
LPT ..............................................................................................Low Pressure Turbine MEV .................................................................................................. Main Electro Valve
LPTACC .............................................. Low Pressure Turbine Active Clearance Control MFA ................................................................................. Memorized Fault Annunciator
LPTR .................................................................................. Low Pressure Turbine Rotor MFD .............................................................................................. MultiFunction Display
LRM ....................................................................................... Line Replaceable Module MHZ ............................................................................................................... Megahertz
LRRA .................................................................................. Low Range Radio Altimeter MI ...................................................................................................... Magnetic Indicator
LRU ..............................................................................................Line Replaceable Unit MIC .............................................................................................................. Microphone
LS .......................................................................................................... Landing System MIN .................................................................................................................. Minimum
LSR .............................................................................................. Load Shedding Relay min ....................................................................................................................... Minute
LT ............................................................................................................................ Light MKR ............................................................................................ Marker (radio) Beacon
LTP ........................................................................................................... Left Top Plug ml ........................................................................................................................ Milliliter
LTS ....................................................................................................................... Lights MLG ................................................................................................. Main Landing Gear
LVDT ................................................................. Linear Variable Differential Transducer MLI ........................................................................................... Magnetic Level Indicator
LVL ......................................................................................................................... Level MM ........................................................................................................... Middle Marker
LVR ........................................................................................................................ Lever mm .................................................................................................................. Millimeter
LW .......................................................................................................... Landing Weight MM ................................................................................................ Maintenance Manual
LWR ...................................................................................................................... Lower MMEL .......................................................................... Master Minimum Equipment List
L/G ............................................................................................................ Landing Gear MMH/FH .......................................................... Maintenance Man Hours per Flight Hour
MMI .......................................................................................Manual Magnetic Indicator
MMO .....................................................................................Maximum Operating Mach
M MMR .............................................................................................. Multi-Mode Receiver
Mn ............................................................................................................ Mach Number

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MOD .............................................................................................................Modification NW .............................................................................................................. Nose Wheel
MON ............................................................................... Monitor, Monitoring, Monitored N/A ...........................................................................................................Not Applicable
MOT ..................................................................................................... Motor, Motorized N/W ............................................................................................................. Nose Wheel
MP .............................................................................................. Maintenance Practices N/WS ............................................................................................. Nose Wheel Steering
MPD ........................................................................... Maintenance Planning Document
MSA ............................................................................................ Minimum Safe Altitude
MSG ................................................................................................................. Message O
MSL ....................................................................................................... Mean Sea Level
MSN ...................................................................................Manufacturer Serial Number O .........................................................................................................Open OR Orange
MSTR ................................................................................................................... Master O2 ....................................................................................................... Oxygen (Symbol)
MSW ............................................................................................................ Microswitch OAT ......................................................................................... Outside Air Temperature
MTBF ............................................................................... Mean Time Between Failures OBOGS .............................................................. On Board Oxygen Generation System
MTBUR ................................................... Mean Time Between Unscheduled Removals OBRM ............................................................................On Board Replaceable Module
MTI .................................................................................................. Multi Tank Indicator OBSV .......................................................................................................... Observation
MTO ................................................................................................. Maximum Take-Off OBSVR ............................................................................................................ Observer
MU ..................................................................................................... Management Unit OEB ............................................................................... Operating Engineering Bulletin
MUX .............................................................................................. Multiplex, Multiplexer OFV ........................................................................................................... Outflow Valve
MWARN ................................................................................................ Master Warning OIT ................................................................................................ Oil Inlet Temperature
OIT ....................................................................................... Operator Information Telex
OM ............................................................................................................. Outer Marker
N OMS ............................................................................... Onboard Maintenance System
OOT ........................................................................................... Oil Outlet Temperature
n ...................................................................................................................Load Factor OP ................................................................................................................ Operational
N ......................................................................................................... Normal OR North OPP ................................................................................................................. Opposite
N1 .................................................. Low Pressure Rotor Speed OR Engine Fan Speed OPV ................................................................................................ Overpressure Valve
N2 ....................................................................................... High Pressure Rotor Speed OUT .................................................................................................... Outlet OR Output
NAC .................................................................................................................... Nacelle OVFL ................................................................................................................. Overflow
NAS .........................................................................................Navy and Army Standard OVHD .............................................................................................................. Overhead
NASA .................................................. National Aeronautics and Space Administration OVHT ............................................................................................................... Overheat
NAV ................................................................................................................ Navigation OVLD ............................................................................................................... Overload
NAVAID ....................................................................................................Navigation Aid OVRD ................................................................................................................ Override
NBPT ..................................................................................... No Break Power Transfer OVSP ............................................................................................................ Overspeed
NBSELV ............................................................................Normal Brake Selector Valve OWE ........................................................................................ Operating Weight Empty
NC ........................................................................................................ Normally Closed OXY ................................................................................................................... Oxygen
NCD ................................................................................................. No Computed Data
ND ..................................................................................................... Navigation Display
NDB ............................................................................................. Navigation Data Base P
NDB .......................................................................................... Non-Directional Beacon
NDT ............................................................................................... Non-Destructive Test P ........................................................................................................Purple OR Primary
NEG ..................................................................................................................Negative PA ................................................................................................... Passenger Address
NFC ...................................................................................................... Not Fully Closed Pa ......................................................................................................................... Pascal
NFO ........................................................................................................ Not Fully Open PAX ................................................................................................................ Passenger
NHA ............................................................................................ Next Higher Assembly Pb ....................................................................................................... Pressure Ambient
NLG ..................................................................................................Nose Landing Gear PBE .............................................................................. Protective Breathing Equipment
NM ............................................................................................................. Nautical Mile PBSELV ................................................................................ Park Brake Selector Valve
NO ....................................................................... Normal Operation OR Normally Open PBSW ............................................................................................... Pushbutton Switch
NORM ................................................................................................................. Normal PC .......................................................................................................... Pack Controller
NOTAM ................................................................................................ Notice to Airmen PCB ................................................................................................ Printed Circuit Board
NP .......................................................................................................... Non Procurable PCM ...........................................................................................Pulse Code Modulation
NS ............................................................................................................... No Smoking
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PCU ..................................................... Passenger Control Unit OR Power Control Unit PSIU ....................................................................... Passenger Service Information Unit
PDL ...............................................................................................Portable Data Loader PSS .................................................................................... Passenger Services System
PED ................................................................................................................... Pedestal PSU ...................................................... Passenger Service Unit OR Power Supply Unit
PED ...................................................................................... Portable Electronic Device PTP .................................................................................. Programming and Test Panel
PERC ............................................................................................................ Percussion PTR .......................................................................................................... Push to Reset
PERF ......................................................................................................... Performance PTR ...................................................................................................................... Printer
PERM ............................................................................................................ Permanent PTT ................................................................................. Push to Test OR Push-to-Talk
PES ........................................................................... Passenger Entertainment System PTU ................................................................................................. Power Transfer Unit
PF ................................................................................................................. Pilot Flying PWR ...................................................................................................................... Power
PFD .............................................................................................. Primary Flight Display PWS ............................................................................................. Predictive WindShear
PFR .................................................................................................... Post Flight Report PWS ............................................................................................ Potable Water System
PH .........................................................................................................................Phase PWSP ............................................................................... Potable Water Service Panel
PHC ............................................................................................. Probe Heat Computer PYL ........................................................................................................................ Pylon
PIN PROG .......................................................................................... Pin Programming P.SPD ....................................................................................................... Profile Speed
PIPC ..................................................................... Power Plant Illustrated Parts Catalog P/B ................................................................................................................ Pushbutton
PIREP .......................................................................................................... Pilot Report P/BSW .............................................................................................. Pushbutton Switch
PIU ...................................................................................... Passenger Information Unit
PK ............................................................................................................................ Pink
PL ............................................................................................................. Plug OR Plate Q
PLCRD ................................................................................................................Placard
PMA .................................................................................Permanent Magnet Alternator Q .................................................................................................................... Pitch Rate
PMG ................................................................................ Permanent Magnet Generator QA ......................................................................................................Quality Assurance
PNEU ............................................................................................................. Pneumatic QAD ...............................................................................................Quick-Attach-Detach
PNL ........................................................................................................................Panel QAR .......................................................................................... Quick Access Recorder
PO ........................................................................................................................ Pickoff QFE ......................................................... Baro Pressure Setting for Airfield Altitude OR
POB ................................................................................................. Pressure-Off Brake ............................................................................. Field Elevation Atmospheric Pressure
POR ................................................................................................. Point of Regulation QNE ............................................................ Sea Level Standard Atmosphere Pressure
POS ................................................................................................................... Position QNH .................................................... Baro Pressure Setting for en Route Altitude OR
POST ............................................................................................... Power on Self Test .................................................................................... Sea Level Atmospheric Pressure
POT .......................................................................................................... Potentiometer QRH ....................................................................................Quick Reference Handbook
PPOS ....................................................................................................Present Position QT ................................................................................................................. Quart (US)
PPU ................................................................................................. Position Pickoff Unit QTY ................................................................................................................... Quantity
PR .................................................................................................................... Pressure
PR ..................................................... Regulated Pressure (downstream of bleed valve)
PRAM ............................................................... Prerecorded Announcement and Music
PRESS ................................................................. Pressure, Pressurization, Pressurize
R
PREV ................................................................................................................ Previous
PROC ............................................................................................................. Procedure R .............................................................................................................. Red OR Right
PROC T ................................................................................................. Procedure Turn RA ...........................................Resolution Advisory OR Radio Altimeter, Radio Altitude
PROF ....................................................................................................................Profile RAC ........................................................................................... Rotor Active Clearance
PROG ..................................................................Progress OR Program, Programming RACC ............................................................................ Rotor Active Clearance Control
PROM ..................................................................... Programmable Read Only Memory RACSB .................................................................... Rotor Active Clearance Start Bleed
PROT ..............................................................................................................Protection RAD ...................................................................................................................... Radio
PROX ............................................................................................................... Proximity RAI .......................................................................................................... Ram Air Intake
PRPHL ........................................................................................................... Peripheral RAM ........................................................................................Random Access Memory
PRR ................................................................................................ Power Ready Relay RAT ....................................................................................................... Ram Air Turbine
PRV ...................................................................................... Pressure Regulating Valve RBP .................................................................................................... Right Bottom Plug
PSI ............................................................................................. Pound per Square Inch RC ....................................................................................................... Repetitive Chime
PSIA .......................................................................... Pounds per Square Inch Absolute RCCB ............................................................................ Remote Control Circuit Breaker
PSIG .............................................................................. Pounds per Square Inch Gage RCCBM .................................................................................................... RCCB Module

REV. MAY 2011
RCDR ............................................................................................................... Recorder SAE ............................................................................. Society of Automotive Engineers
RCL ....................................................................................................................... Recall SAL ............................................................................................. System Address Label
RCPT ............................................................................................................ Receptacle SAT ............................................................................................. Static Air Temperature
RCPTN ............................................................................................................Reception SATCOM .................................................................................. Satellite Communication
RCVR ................................................................................................................Receiver SAV ....................................................................................................... Starter Air Valve
RCVY ...............................................................................................................Recovery SB .......................................................................................................... Service Bulletin
RDDMI .............................................................Radio Dual Distance Magnetic Indicator SC ............................................................................................................. Single Chime
RDY ..................................................................................................................... Ready SCAV .............................................................................................................. Scavenge
REF ................................................................................................................ Reference SD .......................................................................................................... System Display
REG ................................................................................................................ Regulator SDAC ................................................................. System Data Acquisition Concentrator
REG .................................................................................................................. Register SDAU ................................................................................Special Data Acquisition Unit
REGUL ...........................................................................................................Regulation SDCU .............................................................................. Smoke Detection Control Unit
REL ....................................................................................................................Release SDI .....................................................................................Source/Destination Identifier
REV ................................................................................................................... Reverse SDP ...................................................................................... Steering Disconnect Panel
RF ....................................................................................................... Radio Frequency SDU ................................................................ Seat Display Unit OR Satellite Data Unit
RH ................................................................................................................. Right Hand SEB ................................................................................................. Seat Electronic Box
RLSED .............................................................................................................Released SEC .............................................................. Spoiler Elevator Computer OR Secondary
RLY ........................................................................................................................Relay ...................................................................................................... SECondary Computer
RMI ......................................................................................... Radio Magnetic Indicator SEL ....................................................................... Select, Selected, Selector, Selection
RMP .................................................. Right Middle Plug OR Radio Management Panel SELCAL .................................................................................. Selective Calling System
RMS ..................................................................................................Root Mean Square SFCC .................................................................................. Slat Flap Control Computer
RNAV .................................................................................................... Area Navigation SGML ............................................................. Standard Generalized Markup Language
RNG ..................................................................................................................... Range SH ABS ................................................................................................. Shock Absorber
ROLS ...................................................................................... Remote Oil Level Sensor SHED ........................................................................................... Sheddable, Shedding
ROM ................................................................................................. Read Only Memory SIG ........................................................................................................................ Signal
RPM ............................................................................................. Revolution per Minute SIL .......................................................................................... Service Information Letter
RPTG ...................................................................................... Reporting OR Repeating SIM ................................................................................................................. Simulation
RSV ................................................................................................................... Reserve SL .............................................................................................................. Service Letter
RSVR .............................................................................................................. Reservoir SLT ........................................................................................................................... Slat
RTCA ...................................................... Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics SMO .................................................................................... Stabilized Master Oscillator
RTE ....................................................................................................................... Route SNSR .................................................................................................................. Sensor
RTL .............................................................................................Rudder Travel Limiting SO ....................................................................................................................... Shutoff
RTLU ................................................................................... Rudder Travel Limiting Unit SOL ................................................................................................................... Solenoid
RTN ...................................................................................................................... Return SOP ............................................................................... Standard Operating Procedure
RTNR ................................................................................................................ Retainer SOV ........................................................................................................ Shut-Off Valve
RTO .................................................................................................... Rejected TakeOff SPD ...................................................................................................................... Speed
RTP ......................................................................................................... Right Top Plug SPDB ....................................................................... Secondary Power Distribution Box
RTT ........................................................................................................ Return To Tank SPKR ................................................................................................................ Speaker
RUD .................................................................................................................... Rudder SPLC ..................................................................................................................... Splice
RVDT ................................................................Rotary Variable Differential Transducer SPLR .................................................................................................................... Spoiler
RVR ............................................................................................ Runway Visual Range SPLY .................................................................................................................... Supply
RVS ................................................................................................................... Reverse SQ ...................................................................................................................... Squelch
RVSM ................................................................ Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum SRM ........................................................................................ Structural Repair Manual
RWY ................................................................................................................... Runway SSC ................................................................................................ Single Stroke Chime
R/T ......................................................................................... Receiver Transmitter Unit SSCVR ....................................................................Solid State Cockpit Voice Recorder
SSFDR ........................................................................ Solid State Flight Data Recorder
SSM ................................................................................................... Sign Status Matrix
S SSTU ................................................................................... Side Stick Transducer Unit
STAB ................................................................................................................ Stabilizer
S ........................................ South OR Second OR Minimum Slat Retract Speed (EFIS) STBY .................................................................................................................. Standby

REV. MAY 2011
STC .................................................................................Supplemental Type Certificate TRU ....................................................................................................................... TRUE
STRG ................................................................................................................ Steering TRU ........................................................................................Transformer Rectifier Unit
STS .......................................................................................................................Status TRV ....................................................................................................................... Travel
SV ................................................................................................................. Servovalve TSM ........................................................................................Trouble Shooting Manual
SVA ............................................................................................... Stator Vane Actuator TSO ................................................................................ Technical Service Order (FAA)
SW ....................................................................................................................... Switch TTG ............................................................................................................... Time to Go
SWTG ............................................................................................................. Switching TU .............................................................................................................. Tapping Unit
SYS ..................................................................................................................... System TURB ...........................................................................................Turbulence, Turbulent
S/W ...................................................................................................................Software TX ....................................................................... Transmission (TCAS to Transponder)
T/R ........................................................................................................ Thrust Reverser
T
U
T .............................................................................................. TRUE OR Turn OR Total
T3 .................................................................. N2 Compressor Discharge Total Air Temp UART .....................................................Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
T12 ............................................................................................ Fan Inlet Total Air Temp ULB .................................................................................... Underwater Locator Beacon
T2.5 ........................................................................ HP Compressor Inlet Total Air Temp ULD ..................................................................................................... Unit Load Device
T4.95 ...................................................................................Exhaust Gas Total Air Temp USB ..............................................................Universal Serial Bus OR Upper Side Band
TA .......................................................................................................... Traffic Advisory UTC .................................................................................... Universal Time Coordinated
TACH ...........................................................................................................Tachometer U/S ........................................................................................................... Unserviceable
TACT .................................................................................................................. Tactical
TAS .......................................................................................................... True Airspeed
TAT .............................................................................................. Total Air Temperature V
TBC ......................................................................................................To Be Confirmed
TC ............................................................................................................ Thermocouple V .................................................................................Violet OR Volt, Voltage OR Valve
TCAS ....................................................... Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System V1 ..................................................................................... Critical Engine Failure Speed
TEMP ......................................................................................................... Temperature V2 ................................................................................................. Takeoff Safety Speed
TFU ................................................................................................. Technical Follow-up V2min ............................................................................Minimum Takeoff Safety Speed
THR .......................................................................................................................Thrust V3 ................................................................................................ Flap Retraction Speed
THROT ................................................................................................................Throttle V4 ................................................................................................. Slat Retraction Speed
THS ............................................................................... Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer VA ...................................................................................... Design Maneuvering Speed
TK .................................................................................. Ground Track Angle OR Tank VACBI ............................................................... Video and Computer-Based Instruction
TKE .....................................................................................................Track Angle Error VB ............................................................... Design Speed for Maximum Gust Intensity
TLA ................................................................................................ Throttle Lever Angle VBV ............................................................................................... Variable Bleed Valve
TM ............................................................................................................. Torque Motor Vc .................................................................................................... Calibrated Airspeed
TMR .......................................................................................................................Timer VCC .............................................................................................. Video Control Center
TO ....................................................................................................................... Takeoff VCP ................................................................................................. Video Control Panel
TOGA ............................................................................................... Takeoff/Go Around VCTREND ........................................................................................ Airspeed Tendency
TOGW .......................................................................................... Takeoff Gross Weight VCU ...................................................................................................Video Control Unit
TOT ......................................................................................................................... Total VDC ............................................................................................ Voltage Direct Current
TOT ........................................................................................................Transfer of Title VDEV .................................................................................................. Vertical Deviation
TOW ........................................................................................................Takeoff Weight VDR ...................................................................................................... VHF Data Radio
TP .................................................................................................................... Top Plug VDU .................................................................................................. Video Display Unit
TR ..................................... Transformer Rectifier OR Thrust Reverser OR Turn Radius VEL .................................................................................................................... Velocity
TRA ........................................................................................... Throttle Resolver Angle VENT ............................................................................................................. Ventilation
TRDV ........................................................................ Thrust Reverser Directional Valve VERT .................................................................................................................. Vertical
TRF ................................................................................................ Turbine Rear Frame VERT REV .............................................................................................. Vertical Revise
TRK ........................................................................................................................ Track VF .................................................................................................... Design Flap Speed
TROPO ........................................................................................................Tropopause VFE ..............................................................................Maximum Flap Extended Speed
TRPV ..................................................................... Thrust Reverser Pressurizing Valve
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VFR ................................................................................................... Visual Flight Rules WPT ................................................................................................................. Waypoint
VFTO ..............................................................................................Final Takeoff Speed WR ......................................................................................................... Weather Radar
VHF ............................................................................................... Very High Frequency WS ......................................................................................Wind Speed OR Windshear
VHV .................................................................................................... Very High Voltage WSHLD ......................................................................................................... Windshield
VIB ....................................................................................................................Vibration WT ....................................................................................................................... Weight
VLE ............................................................... Maximum Landing Gear Extended Speed WTB ......................................................................................................... Wing tip brake
VLS .......................................................................................... Lower Selectable Speed WXR ....................................................................................................... Weather Radar
VLV ........................................................................................................................ Valve
VM ...................................................................................................Maneuvering Speed
VMAN ..............................................................................................Maneuvering Speed X
VMAX ................................................................................Maximun Allowable Airspeed
VMC ........................................................................... Visual Meteorological Conditions X ............................................................................................................ Cross OR Trans
VMO .................................................................................... Maximum Operating Speed X-TALK ........................................................................................................... Cross-talk
VMOMMO .................................................................. Maximum Operating Limit Speed X BLEED ....................................................................................................... Crossbleed
VMU .............................................................................................. Video Modulator Unit X FEED .......................................................................................................... Crossfeed
VNE ...............................................................................................Never-Exceed Speed X LINE .............................................................................................................. Crossline
VOL .....................................................................................................................Volume XCVR ........................................................................................................... Transceiver
VOR ............................................................... Very High Frequency Omnirange Station XDCR ............................................................................................................ Transducer
VORTAC ..................................................... Visual Omni-Range Tactical Air Navigation XFMR .......................................................................................................... Transformer
VOR.D ............................................................................................................ VOR-DME XFR ................................................................................................................... Transfer
VR .......................................................................................................... Rotation Speed XMSN ........................................................................................................ Transmission
VREF .................................................................................... Landing Reference Speed XMTR ............................................................................................................ Transmitter
VRU ........................................................................................... Video Reproducer Unit XPDR ......................................................................................................... Transponder
VS ................................................................................................................ Stall Speed XTK .................................................................................................... Cross Track Error
VSC ...................................................................................... Vacuum System Controller
VSCF .................................................................... Variable Speed Constant Frequency
VSCU ....................................................................................Video System Control Unit
VSS ................................................................................................. Stick Shaker Speed
Y
VSV ................................................................................................Variable Stator Vane
VSVA .............................................................................. Variable Stator Vane Actuator Y ........................................................................................................................... Yellow
VSW ............................................................................................... Stall Warning Speed Y/C YC ................................................................................................... Economy Class
VSWR .............................................................................. Voltage Standing Wave Ratio YD ............................................................................................................... Yaw Damper
VX .................................................................................... Speed of Best Angle of Climb
VY .................................................................................... Speed for Best Rate of Climb
V/S .......................................................................................................... Vertical Speed Z
Z .............................................................................................................................. Zone
W ZC .......................................................................................................... Zone Controller
ZFCG .................................................................................. Zero Fuel Center of Gravity
W ................................................................................. White, Wire, Weight, Watt, West ZFW .................................................................................................... Zero Fuel Weight
WAI ........................................................................................................... Wing Anti-Ice °C ......................................................................................................... Degrees Celsius
WARN ............................................................................................................... Warning °F .................................................................................................... Degrees Fahrenheit
WBS ...................................................................................Weight and Balance System
WD ......................................................................................................... Wiring Diagram
WDM ......................................................................................... Wiring Diagram Manual
WDO .................................................................................................................. Window
WG .............................................................................................. Wing OR Wave Guide
WHC .........................................................................................Window Heat Computer
WIPCU ....................................................................... Water Ice Protection Control Unit
WOW ................................................................................................ Weight On Wheels
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