A

A Ampere
AAID Aircraft Application Identification
ABD Airbus Directive and Procedures
A/C Aircraft
AC Alternating Current
ACC Active Clearance Control
ACE Achieving Competitive Excellence
ACK Acknowledgement
ACMS Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
A/D Analog to Digital
ADC Air Data Computer
ADC Analogue to Digital Converter
ADIRS Air Data and Inertial Reference System
ADIRU Air Data and Inertial Reference Unit
ADTS Automated Damage Tracking System
ADSP Air Data Smart Probe
AEO All Engines Operative
A/F Airframe
AFU Air Filtering Unit
AGB Accessory Gear Box
AGL Above Ground Level
AGS Air Generating System
AHA Assembly Hazard Analysis
AHTMS Aircraft Health and Trend Monitoring
A/I Anti-Icing
AIR Aerospace Information Report
a.k.a Also Know As (alias)
ALT Altitude
AMC Air Mobility Command
AMS Air Management System
AOG Aircraft on Ground
APB Aircraft Power plant Business
API American Petroleum Institute
ARINC Aeronautical Radio Inc.
ARP Aerospace Recommended Practice
AS Application Software
ASI Application Software Interface
ASCR Application Specific Core Requirements
ASTM American Society of Testing & Materials
A/T Auto-Thrust
ATA Air Transport Association of America
ATAF Ambient Temperature Adjustment Factor
ATE Automatic Test Equipment
ATP Acceptance Test Plan
ATR Automatic Thrust Reserve
ATSV Air Turbine Starter Valve
ATS Air Turbine Starter
AWG American Wire Gauge
AWM Airworthiness Manual (Canadian)
B

BAV Buffer Air Valve

BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BIT Built In Test
BITE Built In Test Equipment
BNR Binary
BOB Brake Out Box
BOV Bleed Off Valve
BT Boot (Software)
BV Bleed Valve
C

CAA Civil Aviation Authority

CAN Controller Area Network
CAS Calibrated Air Speed
CAS Crew Alert System
CANBUS Controller Area Network Bus
CB Circuit Breaker
CBIT Continuous Built-in-Test
CCD Cursor Control Device
CCIC Current Channel in Control
CCPU Control CPU
CD Computational Device
CDD Control Description Document
CDR Critical Design Review
CDS Cockpit Display System
CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFR Code of Federal Regulations (USA)
CGSB Canadian General Standards Board
CIC Channel in Control following EEC power-up
CJ Cold Junction
CL/CLB Climb
CLB Close Loop Bench
CLP Collective Lever Pitch
CM Configuration Management
CMAI Channel Maintenance Advisory Indication
CMD Command
CMF Central Maintenance Function
CMS Central Maintenance System
COTS Commercial Off-the-Shelf
CPU Central Processing Unit
CR/CRU Cruise
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRPC Critical Rotating Parts Committee
CSC Cruise Speed Control
CSC Computer Software Component
CSE Certification Specifications for Engines
CSRD Control System Requirements Document
CSCI Computer Software Configuration Item
CSU Component Software Unit
CT Compressor Turbine
CtQ Critical to Quality
CVK Compiler Verification Kit
CWS Control Wheel Steering
D

DAA Design Approval Appointee

DAL Design Assurance Check
DAS Data Acquisition System
DC Direct Current
DC Distortion Coefficient
DCN Data Concentration Network
DCU Data Collection Unit
DCV Directional Control Valve
DEF STAN Defense Standard
Deg Degree
DELTA Delta Correction Factor
DESA Design Ergonomics & Safety Assessment
DLCS Data Loading and Configuration System
DMM Data Memory Module
DR Discrepancy Report
DSU Data Storage Unit
DTU Data Transmission Unit
DVT Design Verification Test
E

EAI Engine Anti Ice

EASA European Aviation Safety Agency
EBAS Engine Bleed Air System
EBU Engine Built Up
EBOB Electronic Breakout Box
EC Extended Cycle
ECAM Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring
ECF Extended Cycle Factor
ECB Electronic Control Box
ECS Environment Control System
ECTM Engine Condition Trend Monitoring
EDS Engine Diagnostic System
EEC Electronic Engine Control
EEPP Estimated Engine Performance Program
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EET Engineering Evaluation Test
EGT Exhaust Gas Temperature
EICD Electronic Interface Control Document
EICAS Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System
EIS Engine Indication System
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMD External Memory Device
EMF Electro Motive Force
EME Electromagnetic Environment
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
ENG #1 Engine 1
ENG #2 Engine 2
EOC End of Conversion
EOP Engineering Operating Procedure
EOT EEC Operating Time
EOT End of Transmission
EPAC Engine power assurance check
ER Engineering Report
ERF Event Report Form
ERTD Exceedance Real Time Display
ES Equipment Specification
ESK Engineering Sketch
EUC Engineering Unit Conversion
EUHD Engine Usage Historical Data
EVMS Engine Vibration Monitoring System
F

FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FADEC Full Authority Digital Engine Control
FAME Fatty Acid Methyl Ester
FAR Federal Airworthiness Regulations
FAV Fan Air Valve
F/B Feedback
FCU Fuel Control Unit
FCV Flow Control Valve
F/D Frequency to Digital
FDCE Flight Deck Cabin Effect
FDE Flight Deck Event
FDR Flight Data Recorder
FEPROM Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
FFP Fuel Filter Pressure
FFB Fuel Filter Bypass
FFIB Fuel Filter Impending Bypass
FI Flight Idle
FIFO First In First Out
FIN Functional Item Number
FLI First Limit Indication
FLT Flight
FMEA Failure Mode Effect Analysis
FMED Failure Mode Effect Demonstration
FMS Flight Management System
FMU Fuel Metering Unit
FMV Fuel Metering Valve
FOHE Fuel/Oil Heat Exchanger
FQMS Fuel Quantity Measurement System
F.S Full Scale
FTB Flight Test Bed
FOD Foreign Object Damage
FP Fuel Pressure
FRF Fan Rise Factor
FRTT Fuel Return To Tank
FS Full Scale
FSII Fuel System Icing Inhibitor
FWS Flight Warning System
G

GA Go Around
GBS Ground Based System
GFI General Format Identifier
GGPCU Ground Generator Power Control Unit
GI Ground Idle
GND Ground
GPDB General Purpose Display Bus
GSE Ground Support Equipment
GTAF Gas Temperature Adjustment Factor
H

H Hour
HIPSARM Hover in place search and rescue mission
HIRF High Intensity Radiated Fields
HLR High Level Requirement
HP High Pressure
HPRSOV High Pressure Regulating and Shut-Off Valve
HPRV High Pressure Relief Valve
HSS High Side Switch
HS Hamilton Sundstrand
HVY Heavy
HW (H/W) Hardware
HWCI Hardware Configuration Item
HUMS Health Usage Monitoring Device
Hz Hertz
I

IAS Indicated Airspeed

IATA International Air Transport Association
ICD Interface Control Document
ID Identification
IGV Inlet Guide Vanes
IGVA Inlet Guide Vane Actuator
I/F Interface
IFSD In Flight Shut Down
II Inspection Instruction
I/O Input/Output
IRS Interface Requirements Specification
IRS Interface Requirements Specification
IS Interface Software
ISA International Standard Atmosphere
ISO Internal Standard Organization
ITM Current Torque Motor (mA)
ITT Inter-Turbine Temperature
J

JAR Joint Airworthiness Requirements

JFTOT Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Tester
K

KCG Qualifiable Code Generator

KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed
KT Knots
KTS Knots
KVA Kilo Volt Ampere
KW Kilo Watt
L

LAV Load Air Valve

Lb Pound
LCF Low Cycle Fatigue
LCICA Last Channel in Control A during engine shutdown
LCICB Last Channel in Control A during engine shutdown
LFP Low Fuel Pressure
LFV Lane Failure Value
LGB Load Gear Box
LGERS Landing Gear Extension Retraction System
LL Low Limit
LOAM Loss of Activity Monitor
LOP Low Oil Pressure
LOTC Loss of Thrust Control rates
LPT Low Pressure Turbine
LRU Line Replaceable Unit
LSB Least Significant Bit
LSM Last Shutdown Mechanism
LSMFA Channel A incurred a failure of preferred shutdown mechanism during last
engine shutdown attempt
LSMFB Channel B incurred a failure of preferred shutdown mechanism during last
engine shutdown attempt
LSS Low Side Switch
LVDT Linear Variable Differential Transducer
M

mA Milli-Ampere
MB MegaByte
MC/DC Modified Condition/Decision Coverage
MCF Major Cycle Factor
MCL Maximum Climb
MCT Maximum Continuous Rating (OEI)
MCU Microcontroller unit
MD Maintanence & Diagnostics
MES Main Engine Start
MERSI Mature Engine Reliability at Service Introduction
MFA Market Feedback Analysis
MFD Multi Function Display
MFV Motive Flow Valve
MGB Main Gear Box
MGT Measure Gas Temperature
mH Milli-Henry
MIL- DTL Military Detail Specification
MIL- HDBK Military Handbook
MIL-PRF Military Performance Specification
MIL STD Military Standard
MM Maintenance Manual
MMEL Master Minimum Equipment List
Mn Mach Number
MOP Main Oil Pressure
MOT Main Oil Temperature
MPV Minimum Pressure Valve
MRF Modification Report Form
msec Milli-second
MSB Most Significant Bit
MTBF Mean Time between Failures
MTBUR Mean Time Between Unscheduled Removals
MTO Maximum Take Off
mV Milli-Volt
MV Metering Valve
N

NAI Nacelle Anti Ice

N/A Not Applicable
NVM Non-Volatile Memory
N1 Fan Rotor Speed, Local Engine [% N1 nominal]
N1R Fan Rotor Speed, Remote Engine [% N1 nominal]
N1REF Fan Rotor Speed Reference (Calculated) [% N1 nominal]
N1C1 N1 corrected at stage 1 in %N1
N2 Pressure Rotor Speed, Local Engine [% N2 nominal]
N2DOT Rate of Change of Fan Rotor Speed [% N2 nominal/sec]
N2R High Pressure Rotor Speed, Local Engine [% N2 nominal]
N2C2 N2 corrected compressor RPM at stage 2 in % N2
N2C25 N2 corrected compressor RPM at stage 2.5 in % N2
NF Power Turbine Speed
Ng/NG Gas Generator Speed
NgDOT Rate of change of Ng %/sec
NgDOT Rate of Change of Gas Generator Speed
Np=NF Power Turbine Speed
Nr/NR Helicopter Main Rotor Speed
Ns Engine Output Shaft Speed
NTA Normalized Throttle Angle
NPT/Npt Power Turbine Speed
O

OAT Observed/Outside Ambient Temperature

OEI One Engine Inoperative
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFP Oil Filter Pressure
OFB Oil Filter Bypass
OFIB Oil Filter Impending Bypass
ORD Operability Requirements Document
O/S Overspeed
OS Operating System
OSS Operating System Software
P

P Probability
P3 High Compressor Discharge Pressure [psia]
PADS Pneumatic Air Distribution System
PALT/Palt Pressure Altitude
PAMB Ambient Engine Inlet Pressure [psia]
PBIT Power On Built In test
PCF Partial Cycle Factor
PCPU Protection CPU
PDD Partial Data Download
PDIFF Load Compressor Delta Pressure [psid]
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PDU Power Distribution Unit
pF pico Farad
PFD Primary Flight Display
PG Production Gauge
PGR Process Gate Review
PGRB Process Gate Review Board
PHAC Plan for Hardware Aspects os Certification
pk-pk (p-p) Peak to Peak
PLA Power Lever Angle
PLD Programmable Logic Device
PLI Power Limit Indicator
PMA Permanent Magnet Alternator
PMP Prototype Maintenance Plan
PMS Power Management Switch
P/N Part Number
POR Power on Reset
POR Point of Regulation
PPH Pounds Per Hour (fuel flow)
PPS Purchase Performance Specification
PRR Production Readiness Review
PROM Programmable Read Only Memory
PRSOV Pressure Regulate Shutoff Valve
PRTD Production Real Time Display
PRV Pressure Regulating Valve
PS Static Pressure [psia]
PSAC Plan for Software Aspects os Certification
PSIA Pounds per Square Inch Absolute
PSID Pounds per Square Inch Differential
PSR Power Supply Reset
PSSA Preliminary System Safety Assessment
PSTAT Load Compressor Static Pressure [psia]
PT Engine Inlet Total Pressure [psia]
PT Power Turbine
PTS Purchaser Technical Specification
PWC Pratt & Whitney Canada
Q

Q Engine Torque
Q Flow Function
QAP Quality Assurance Plan
QCPC Quality Clinic Process Charts
QPL Qualification Test Plan
QPR Qualification Program Review
R

RAM Read Access Memory

RAM Random Access Memory
RCN Requirement Change Notice
RGB Reduction Gear Box
RFA Rudder Flight Authority
R&I Removal and Installation
RMS Root Mean Square
ROM Read Only Memory
RPM Revolutions per Minute
RRCA Relentless Root Cause Analysis
RTCA Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
RTCF Rapid Take-Off Cycle Factor
RTD Resistance Temperature Device
RTD Real Temperature Detectors
RTD Real Time Display
RTHAISA Root Theta ISA
RTTHETA √(T1 / 288.15°K)
RTHETA Ö(T1 / 288.15 K)
RTM Requirements Traceability Matrix
RVDT Rotary Variable Differential Transformer
Rx Receiver
S

SAL System Address Label

SAT Static Air temperature
SAOFD SCADE Module Definition File
SAS Software Accomplishment Summary
SBR Software Build Request
SC System Constants
SCADE Safety-Critical Application Design Environment
SCID Systems Components Identification Drawing
SCMP Software Configuration Management Plan
SCV Surge Control Valve
S/D Shutdown
SDD Software Design Description
SDE Software Development Environment
SDI Source Destination Identifier
SDP Software Development Plan
SECI Software Life Cycle Environnent Configuration Index
SFI Supplier Furnished Information
SGUM Software Generation User Manual
SHP Shaft Horse Power
SID Software Interface Document
SIPOC Supplier Inputs Process Outputs Customer
SL Sea Level
SLS Sea Level Static
S/N Serial Number
SOF Safety of Flight
SOI Stage of Involvement
SOT Start of Transmission
SOW Statement of Work
SQDM Software Quality and Data Management
SQRT Square Root
SRD Software Requirement Document
SRU Shop Replaceable Unit
SS System Services (Software)
SSA System Safety Assessment
SSA System Safety Analysis
SSAR System Safety Assessment Report
SSM Sign Status Matrix
STF Software Test Facility
SVCP Software Verification Cases and Procedure
SVP Software Verification Plan
SVR Software Verification Results
SVSR Software Verification Test Report
SW (S/W) Software
SYRR System Requirements Review
T

T1 APU Inlet Temperature

T6 Exhaust Gas Temperature [DEG C]
T6 APU Exhaust Gas Temperature
TAS True Air Speed
TAS Tool Accomplishment Summary
TAT Total Air Temperature
TBC To Be Confirmed
TBD To Be Determined
TBD To Be Defined
TBDP To be Defined by the purchaser
TBO Time Between Overhauls
TC Transport Canada
TCL High-Level Scripting Language
TDS Takeoff Data Set
TF Fuel Temperature
THETA T1 / 288.15
TISAS.L International Standard Atmospheric Temperature at Sea Level
TL Test Link (Software)
TLA Thrust Lever Angle [DEG]
TLD Time Limited Dispatch
TM Torque Motor
TM Tractability Matrix
TMI Track Message Identifier
TMS Thrust Management System
TNG Training
TO Take-Off
TQP Tool Qualification Plan
TVP True Vapor Pressure
TR/THR Thrust Reverse
TRR Test Readiness Review
TRU Transformer Rectifier Unit
TSO Technical Standard Order
TT0 Engine Inlet Total Temperature [DEG C]
Tx Transmitter
U

UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter

URL Uniform Resource Locator
US Under speed
V

V Volts
VBIT Voltage built in test
VDC Volts Direct Current
V/L Vapour –to-Liquid Ratio
VMM Vehicle Monitoring Module
Vp-p Voltage peak-to-peak
VRMS Volts Root Mean Square
VSR Validation Summary Report
VSM Value Stream Mapping
VTP Validation Test Plan/Procedure
VTR Validation Test Report
V&V Verification and Validation
W

W/A Wrap Around

WAI Wing Anti-Ice
WDT Watch Dog Timer
WF Fuel Flow
WFDOT Fuel Flow Rate of change
WIM Work Instruction Manual
WNE Worst New Engine
WOW Weight on Wheels
WSD Wear Scar Diameter