Acronym Guide Flashcards

1
Q

EP

A

Enhanced Performance

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2
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ACARS

A

Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System

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3
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MTOW

A

Maximum Takeoff Weight

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4
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MLW

A

Maximum Landing Weight

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5
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MZFW

A

Maximum Zero Fuel Weight

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6
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PTXW

A

Planned Taxi Weight

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7
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PTOW

A

Planned Takeoff Weight

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8
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MRTW

A

Maximum Runway Takeoff Weight

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9
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METW

A

Maximum Enroute Takeoff Weight

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10
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MRLW

A

Maximum Runway Landing Weight

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11
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MFPTW

A

Maximum Flight Planned Takeoff Weight

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12
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PMRTW

A

Planned Maximum Runway Takeoff Weight

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13
Q

Type 1 Door

A

Standard Locking non-plug door (Passenger Door)

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14
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Type 2 Door

A

Semi-plug type door (Galley Service Door)

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15
Q

Type 3 Door

A

Plug type door (over wing exit door)

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16
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MEL

A

Minimum Equipment List (something broken)

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17
Q

CDL

A

Configuration Deviation List (something missing)

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18
Q

NEF

A

Non-Essential Furnishing (torn fabric, reading light, coffee pot)

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19
Q

BITE

A

Built In Test

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20
Q

WOW

A

Weight On Wheels

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21
Q

GA

A

Go Around

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22
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PM

A

Pilot Monitoring

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23
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PF

A

Pilot Flying

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24
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EPC

A

Emergency Procedures Checklist

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25
Q

QRH

A

Quick Reference Handbook (additional procedures for handling problems in flight or on the ground)

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26
Q

FADEC

A

Full Authority Digital Engine Control

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27
Q

CF34-8C5

A

Engine model number

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28
Q

N1

A

Fan Rotor providing by pass air for thrust.

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29
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N2

A

Compressor rotor providing core air for thrust and turbine power.

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30
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APR

A

Automatic Performance Reserve

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31
Q

FMU

A

Fuel Metering Unit

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32
Q

IDG

A

Integrated Drive Generator

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33
Q

SOV

A

ShutOff Valve

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34
Q

OEO

A

One Engine Only

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35
Q

MCT

A

Maximum Continuous Thrust

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36
Q

TOGA

A

Takeoff Go Around

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37
Q

Max

A

Maximum

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38
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SYNC

A

Synchronization

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39
Q

CONT IGNITION

A

CONTinuous IGNITION

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40
Q

ITT

A

Interstage Turbine Temperature

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41
Q

ATS

A

Air Turbine Starter

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42
Q

FAN VIB

A

FAN VIBration

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43
Q

ENG

A

Engine

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44
Q

FLX PWR

A

Flex Power

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45
Q

AT

A

Assumed Temperature

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46
Q

APU

A

Auxiliary Power Unit

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47
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ECU

A

Electronic Control Unit

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48
Q

EGT

A

Exhaust Gas Temperature

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49
Q

PWR FUEL

A

PoWeR FUEL

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50
Q

AVAIL

A

Available

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51
Q

APU LCV

A

Auxiliary Power Unit Load Control Valve

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52
Q

SCV

A

Surge Control Valve

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53
Q

APU GEN

A

Auxiliary Power Unit GENerator

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54
Q

NACA

A

Duct/scoop

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

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55
Q

XFLOW pump

A

CrossFLOW pump

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56
Q

FSC

A

Fuel System Computer

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57
Q

Gravity XFLOW

A

Gravity CrossFLOW

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58
Q

MLI

A

Magnetic Level Indicator

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59
Q

INOP

A

Inoperative

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60
Q

FUEL LO PRESS

A

FUEL LOw PRESSure

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61
Q

EICAS

A

Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System.

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62
Q

EFIS

A

Electronic Flight Information System

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63
Q

ED1

A

Electronic Display #1 (left or Captains side)

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64
Q

ED2

A

Electronic Display #2 (right or First Officers (FO) side)

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65
Q

CAS

A

Crew Alerting System

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66
Q

DCU

A

Data Concentrator Unit

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67
Q

CRT

A

Cathode Ray Tube

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68
Q

DSPL

A

DiSPLay

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69
Q

FMS

A

Flight Management System

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70
Q

RTU

A

Radio Tuning Unit

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71
Q

GND ALTN

A

GrouND ALTerNate

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72
Q

FLT ALTN

A

FLighT ALTerNate

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73
Q

ARINC

A

Aeronautical Radio, INCorporated

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74
Q

IAPS

A

integrated Avionics Processor System

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75
Q

EGPWS

A

Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System

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76
Q

AHRS

A

Attitude Heading and Reference System

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77
Q

IRS

A

Inertial Reference System

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78
Q

TCAS

A

Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System

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79
Q

ADC

A

Air Data Computer

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80
Q

SPS

A

Stall Protection System

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81
Q

PFD

A

Primary Flight Display

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82
Q

MFD

A

Multi Function Display

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83
Q

T/O CONFIG OK

A

TakeOff CONFiguration OK

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84
Q

MDC

A

Maintenance Diagnostic Computer

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85
Q

CBP1

A

Circuit Breaker Panel #1

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86
Q

CBP2

A

Circuit Breaker Panel #2

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87
Q

FDR

A

Flight Data Recorder

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88
Q

CVR

A

Cockpit Voice Recorder

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89
Q

AC

A

Alternating Current

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90
Q

DC

A

Direct Current

91
Q

ADG

A

Air Drive Generator

92
Q

TRU

A

Transformer Rectifier Unit

93
Q

GCU

A

Generator Control Unit

94
Q

ACPC

A

AC Power Center

95
Q

KVA

A

KiloVolt-Ampere

96
Q

Hz

A

Hertz

97
Q

AC BUS

A

Alternating Current BUS

98
Q

AC ESS BUS

A

Alternating Current ESSential BUS

99
Q

AC ESS XFER

A

Alternating Current ESSential tranFER

100
Q

PWR TXFR OVERRIDE

A

Power TransFeR OVERRIDE

101
Q

SERV BUS

A

SERVice BUS

102
Q

UTIL BUS

A

UTILity BUS

103
Q

ESS BUS

A

ESSential BUS

104
Q

BATT BUS

A

BATTery BUS

105
Q

APU BATT DIR BIS

A

APU BATT DIRect BUS

106
Q

MAIN BATT DIR BUS

A

MAIN BATTery DIRect BUS

107
Q

EMER BUS

A

EMERgency BUS

108
Q

AMP

A

AMPere (unit of measuring electricity)

109
Q

DC UTIL BUS

A

DC UTILity BUS

110
Q

DC ESS TIE

A

DC ESSential TIE

111
Q

NICAD

A

NIckel CADmium battery

112
Q

EDP

A

Engine Driven Pump

113
Q

ACMP

A

AC Motor Pump

114
Q

HYD SOV

A

HYDraulic ShutOff Valve

115
Q

A Pumps

A

Full time pumps (1A & 2A EDP’s and 3A electric)

116
Q

B Pumps

A

Backup pumps (B1, B2, B3 electric)

117
Q

MFS

A

Multi-Function Spoilers

118
Q

PCU

A

Power Control Unit

119
Q

SSCU

A

Spoiler Stabilizer Control Unit

120
Q

ROLL DISC

A

ROLL DISConnect

121
Q

PLT ROLL

A

PiLoT ROLL

122
Q

CPLT ROLL

A

Co-PiLoT ROLL

123
Q

PLT ROLL CMD

A

PiLoT ROLL CoMmanD

124
Q

CPLT ROLL CMD

A

Co-PiLoT ROLL CoMmanD

125
Q

RLT

A

Rudder Travel Limiter

126
Q

PITCH DISC

A

Pitch Disconect

127
Q

YD1

A

Yaw Damp computer #1

128
Q

YD2

A

Yaw Damp computer #2

129
Q

FCC1

A

Flight control computer #1

130
Q

FCC2

A

Flight control computer #2

131
Q

AIL TRIIM

A

Aileron trim

132
Q

LWD

A

Left wing down

133
Q

RWD

A

Right wing down

134
Q

RUD TRIM

A

Rudder trim

135
Q

NL

A

Nose left

136
Q

NR

A

Nose right

137
Q

STAB TRIM

A

Stabilizer trim

138
Q

NU

A

Nose up

139
Q

ND

A

Nose Down

140
Q

CH1

A

Channel 1

141
Q

CH2

A

Channel 2

142
Q

SFECU

A

Slat/Flap electronic control unit

143
Q

HSTCU

A

Horizontal stabilizer trim control unit

144
Q

EMER FLAP

A

Emergency flaps

145
Q

MAN ARM

A

Manual Arm

146
Q

MAN DISARM

A

Manual disarm

147
Q

PSS

A

Proximity sensing system

148
Q

PSEU

A

Proximity sensing

149
Q

AOA

A

Angle of attack

150
Q

MLG

A

Main landing gear

151
Q

NLG

A

Nose landing gear

152
Q

WOW

A

weight on wheels

153
Q

DN LCK REL

A

Down lock release

154
Q

MLG BAY OVHT

A

Main landing gear

155
Q

BTMS

A

brake temperature monitoring system

156
Q

A/SKID

A

Anti-skid

157
Q

ASCU

A

Anti-Skid control unit

158
Q

ESC

A

Environmental control system

159
Q

PACK

A

Pneumatic air conditioning kit

160
Q

ACSC

A

Air conditioning system controller

161
Q

ACM

A

Air cycle machine

162
Q

PSU

A

Passener service unit

163
Q

COND AIR

A

conditioned air

164
Q

OVBD COOL

A

Overboard Cool

165
Q

EMER DEPRESS

A

Emergency depressurization

166
Q

CPC

A

Cabin pressure controller

167
Q

CABIN PRESS

A

Cabin pressureization

168
Q

CPCP

A

Cabin pressure control panel

169
Q

PSID

A

Pressure differentail

170
Q

HPV

A

High pressure valve

171
Q

ISOL

A

Isolation valve

172
Q

PRSOV

A

Pressure regulating shutoff valve

173
Q

BLEED MISCONFIG

A

Bleed misconfiguration

174
Q

AILC

A

Anti-ice leak controller

175
Q

FIDEEX

A

Fire detection and extinguishing

176
Q

FIREX

A

Fire extinguishing bottle

177
Q

ENG BTL LO

A

Engine bottle low

178
Q

ENG BTL SQB

A

Engine bottle squib

179
Q

APU BTL LO

A

APU bottle low

180
Q

APU AQB

A

APU squib

181
Q

A/C SOV

A

Air conditioning shutoff valve

182
Q

AFT (FWD) CARGO AQB 1 (2)

A

Aft or cargo squib 1 or 2

183
Q

AFT LAV

A

Aft lavatory

184
Q

FWD LAV

A

Forward lavatory

185
Q

LH ENGINE

A

Left hand engine

186
Q

RH ENGINE

A

Right hand engine

187
Q

FIRE SYS OK

A

Fire system test ok

188
Q

AILC

A

Anti-ice leak controller

189
Q

TAT

A

Total air temperature

190
Q

AOA

A

Angle of attack

191
Q

ADSHC

A

Air data sensor heat controller

192
Q

PFD

A

Primary flight display

193
Q

MFD

A

Multi-function display

194
Q

ARP

A

Air data reference panel

195
Q

DCP

A

Display control panel

196
Q

FCP

A

Display control panel

197
Q

RA

A

Radar altimeter

198
Q

SAT

A

Static air temperature

199
Q

OAT

A

Outside air temperature

200
Q

ISI

A

Integrated standby instrument

201
Q

BARO

A

Barometer

202
Q

ACPCDU

A

Control display unit

203
Q

RTU

A

Radio turning unit

204
Q

INHIB

A

Inhibit

205
Q

CFIT

A

Controlled Flight into terrain

206
Q

MECH CALL

A

Mechanic call

207
Q

FLAP OVRD

A

Flap override

208
Q

TA

A

Traffic advisory

209
Q

RA

A

Resolution advisory

210
Q

GCS

A

Ground clutter suppression

211
Q

RAIM

A

Receiver autonomous integrity monitoring

212
Q

AFCS

A

Automatic flight control system

213
Q

FCP

A

Flight control computer

214
Q

FCC

A

Flight control computer

215
Q

FD

A

Flight director

216
Q

AP XFR

A

Autopilot transfer

217
Q

FMA

A

Flight mode annunciator

218
Q

CRS

A

Course

219
Q

HDG

A

Heading

220
Q

TURB

A

Turbulence

221
Q

CLB

A

Climb

222
Q

DES

A

Descend

223
Q

AP DISC

A

Autopilot disconnect

224
Q

AP/SP DISC

A

Autopilot/Stall protection disconnect