Air Transport Association of

America (ATA)
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The Air Transport Association

of America (ATA) is founded
by a group of 14 airlines
meeting in Chicago in 1936.
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The purpose of the ATA is to support and

assist its members by promoting the air
transport industry and the safety, cost
effectiveness, and technological advancement
of its operations; advocating common industry
positions before state and local governments;
conducting designated industry-wide programs;
and assuring governmental and public
understanding of all aspects of air transport.
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The ATA Specifications

The worldwide aviation industry has adopted
the Standard Generalized Markup
Language (SGML; ISO 8879:1986) in its ATA
specifications for describing all the manuals
related to aircraft maintenance.
ATA numbers are used to identify parts of an
aircraft in a standard way
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Examples of manual types are:

 Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM)
 Maintenance Planning Data (MPD)
 Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC)
 Fault Isolation Manual (FIM)
 Service Bulletins (SB)
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ATA Spec 100: Manufacturers' Technical

Data
The Air Transport Association released the
newest version of ATA Spec 100 in 1999.
According to the ATA website, this information
will not be revised, and has been combined
with ATA Spec 2100 to produce the ATA iSpec
2200: Information Standards for Aviation
Maintenance manual.
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 This specification defines a widely-used

numbering scheme for aircraft parts and the
appearance of printed aircraft maintenance
information.
 The Federal Aviation Administration's JASC
(Joint Aircraft System/Component) code
table provides a modified version of ATA
Spec 100.
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ATA Spec 100 contains format and

content guidelines for technical
manuals written by aviation
manufacturers and suppliers and is
used by airlines and other segments
of the industry in the maintenance of
their respective products.
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This document provides the industry-wide

standard for aircraft systems numbering,
often referred to as the ATA system or
ATA chapter numbers. The format and
content guidelines define the data
prepared as conventional printed
documentation
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The ATA Chapter numbers provide a common

referencing standard for all commercial aircraft
documentation. This commonality permits greater ease
of learning and understanding for pilots and engineers
alike. The standard numbering system is controlled and
published by the Air Transport Association.
The unique aspect of the chapter numbers is its
relevance for all aircraft. Thus a chapter reference
number for a Boeing 747 will be the same for a BAe
125. Examples of this include Oxygen (Chapter 35),
Electrical Power (Chapter 24) and Doors (Chapter 52).
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In 2000, ATA Spec 100 and ATA

Spec 2100 were incorporated into
ATA iSpec 2200: Information
Standards for Aviation Maintenance.
ATA Spec 100 and Spec 2100 will
not be updated beyond the 1999
revision level.
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For ATA100 Chapters List:

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATA_100