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A B C D E F G H I J K L M

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Spare Parts Manager
"Worldwide supply chain manager of your aircraft spare parts"

Spare Parts Manager Spare Parts Manager is a powerful software package designed for the management of spare parts. Dedicated to the aerospace industry, it is intended for all companies dealing with listed items (part numbers) on a daily basis (spare parts, consumables, expendables, tools, chemical products, any part numbers, rotable components), particularly for brokers, stockist, repair shops, distributors and manufacturers.

Glossary

	A

ACMI	Aircraft, crew, maintenance & insurance
AD	Airworthiness Directive
AISI	Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (ZA)
AMM	Aircraft Maintenance Manual
AMS	Air Management Solutions
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
AOG	Aircraft On Ground (see priority)
APU	Auxiliary Power Unit
AR	As Removed (see Condition)
ARO	At Receipt of Order
ASA	Aviation Suppliers Association
ASCIP	Aerospace Supply Chain Improvement Program
ATA	Air Transport Association
AUD	Australia-Dollars
AWB	Air Way Bill
AWD	Aircraft Wiring Diagram

	B

BER	Beyond Economical Repair
BFE	Buyer Furnished Equipments
BIC	Bank Identifier Code
BIN#	Bin Number (location of parts in a store)
BIS	Bureau of Industry and Security (United States)
BN	Batch Number
BO	Back Order
BSC	Bordereau de Suivi des Cargaisons

	C

CAA	Civilian Aviation Authorities
CAD	Canada-Dollars (see Currency)
CAF	Currencies Adjustment Factor
CBO	Cycles Between Overhaul
CBS	Cash Before Shipment
CD	Condition
CFR	Cost and Freight (see Incoterm)
CHF	Switzerland-Francs (see Currency)
CIA	Cash In Advance
CIF	Cost, Insurance and Freight (see Incoterm)
CIP	Carriage and Insurance Paid to (see Incoterm)
CLP	Chile-Pesos (see Currency)
Cm	Centimeter
Cm2	Square Centimeter
Cm3	Cubic Centimeter
Cm/Sec	Centimeter/Second
CML	Consumable Material List
CMM	Component Maintenance Manual
CMPD	Customized Maintenance Planning Document
CND	Cash Next Delivery
COC	Certificate of Conformity or Certificate of Conformance
COD	Cash On Delivery
Condition	State of a part: NE, FN, OH, NS, U/S, SV, RP, AR …
Consumable	Consumable/Expendable" means a part or material, which is routinely used and/or discarded during the course of removal, maintenance, repair, overhaul, and inspection services (i.e. nuts, bolts, rivets, sealants, etc)
CPT	Carriage Paid To (see Incoterm)
Critical	(see Priority)
CRO	Cycles Remaining before Overhaul
CSIR	Council for Scientific &Industrial Research (ZA)
CSN	Cycle Since New
CSO	Cycle Since Overhaul
Currency	Currencies are managed in SPM with a code of 3 letters
CWO	Cash With Order

	D

DAF	Delivered At Frontier (see Incoterm)
Deg	Degree
DDP	Delivered Duty Paid (see Incoterm)
DDU	Delivered Duty Unpaid (see Incoterm)
DEQ	Delivered Ex Quay (see Incoterm)
DES	Delivered Ex Ship (see Incoterm)
Discrepancy	The material did not pass the Receiving Visual Inspection Check-List (see Receiving Visual Inspection Check-List)
Distributor COC	COC supplied by the Distributor (need an agreement)
DTC	Defense Trade Control

	E

EARS	Export Administration Regulations (United States)
EASA	European Aviation Safety Agency
EASA Form 1	Authorized Release Certificate, Airworthiness Approval Tag EASA Form 1 (Download form:http://www.easa.eu.int/ws_prod/r/doc/NPA/NPA%202007-13.pdf)
EASO	European Aviation Suppliers Organization
EC	Essentiality Category: 1. NO-GO Items Flight cannot be dispatched for commercial service with the part missing or inoperative 2. GO-IF Items Flight can sometimes be dispatched for commercial service with the part missing or inoperative 3. GO Items Flight can always be dispatched for commercial service with the part missing or inoperative
ECB	European Central Bank
ECCN	Export Control Classification Number
EDES	Equipment Definition Evolution Sheet
EO	Exchange Order (Vendor side in SPM)
EOM	Economic Order Quantity
EOQ	End of Month
ETOPS	Extended Range Twin Engines Operations
EUR	Euro (see currency)
EXC	Exchange (Customer side in the SPM )
Expedite	see Priority
Expendable	Consumable/Expendable means a part or material, which is routinely used and/or discarded during the course of removal, maintenance, repair, overhaul, testing and inspection services (i.e. nuts, bolts, rivets, sealants, etc).
EXW	Ex Works (see Incoterm)

	F

FAA	Federal Aviation Administration
FAA 8130-3	Authorized Release Certificate, Airworthiness Approval Tag FAA 8130-3 (Download form: http://forms.faa.gov/forms/faa8130-3.pdf)
FAR	Federal Aviation Regulations
FAS	Free Alongside Ship (see Incoterm)
FCA	Free Carrier (see Incoterm)
FCOM	Flight Crew Operating Manual
FH	Flying Hour or Flight Hour
FOB	Free On Board (see Incoterm)
Forwarding agent	Freight Forwarding Agent, SPM third party
Fps	Foot/Second
FSCM	Federal Supplier Code Manufacturer
FST	Fire Smoke Toxicity
Ft	Foot
Ft2	Square Foot
Ft3	Cubic Foot
Ft-Lb/Sec	Foot-Pound/Second
Ft/Lb	Foot/Pound
FVICL	Final Visual Inspection Check-List

	G

Gal	Gallon U.S.
Gallon US	Barrel, Liquid - U.S.
GAPSA	General Aviation Parts Suppliers Association
GBP	United Kingdom-Pounds
Gr	Gram
GST	Goods and Services Tax or General Sales Tax

	H

HKD	Hong Kong-Dollars
Hp	Horse Power
Hp-Hr	Horsepower-Hour
Hr	Hour
HST	Harmonized Sales Tax (see VAT)

	I

IATA	International Air Transport Association
IBAN	International Bank Account Number
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization
ICH	IATA Clearing House
ILC	Irrevocable Letter of Credit
In	Inch
In2	Square Inch
In3	Cubic Inch
In Hg	Inch of Mercury at 0° Celsius
Incoterms	International commercial terms are a series of international sales terms widely used throughout the world. They are used to divide transaction costs and responsibilities between buyer and seller and reflect state-of-the-art transportation practices (visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incoterm for more information).
IPC	Illustrated Parts Catalogue
IPL	Illustrated Parts List
Ips	Inch/Second
ITAR	International Traffic in Arms Regulations
ITEM	Illustrated Tools and Equipment Manual
Item #	Number of a line in SPM

	J

J	Joule
JAA	Joint Aviation Authorities
JAR	Joint Airworthiness Requirements
JPY	Japan-Yen (see Currency)

	K

Kg	Kilogram
Kg/M2	Kilogram/Square Meter
Kgm	Kilogram-Meter
Kgm/Sec	Kilogram-Meter/Second
Km	Kilometer
Km2	Square Kilometer
Km/Hr	Kilometer/Hour
KN	Kilo Newton
Kt	Knot
Kwh	Kilowatt Hour

	L

Lb	Pound Mass
Lbf	Pound Force
Lb/Hr	Flow Rate, Fuel
LC	Letter of Credit
LLP	Life Limited Parts means a part, component or item which has reached its period of usability and must be replaced
LTD	Lead Time Demand
Ltr	Liter
L/T	Lead-Time

	M

Manufacturer COC	Certificate Of Conformity delivered by the manufacturer (or the OEM)
Mark-up	Determine or determined by the sell price: Sell price = (1+Mark-up/100) x Purchase price
Mgr	Milligram
Mi	Mile
Mi2	Square mile
Min	Minute
Ml	Milliliter
MLV	Minimum Line Value
Mm	Millimeter
Mm Hg	Millimeter of Mercury at 0°Celcius
MMEL	Minimum Master Equipment List
Mtr	Meter
Mtr2	Square meter
Mtr3	Cubic meter
Mtr/Sec	Meter/Second
MOQ	Minimum Order Quantity
MOU	Memorandum Of Understanding
MOV	Minimum Order Value
MPD	Maintenance Planning Document
Mph	Mile Per Hour
MRO	Maintenance Repair and Overhaul
MSN	Manufacturer Serial Number
MTBF	Mean Time Between Failure
MTBUR	Mean Time Between Unscheduled Removal
MTOP	Maintenance Task Operating Plan

	N

N	Newton
NAA	National Aviation Authorities
N/M2	Newton/Square Meter (Pascal)
NDA	Non Disclosure Agreement
NDT	Non Destructive Testing
NDTM	Non Destructive Testing Manual
NE	New (see Condition)
NHA	Next Higher Assembly
NP	Non Procurable
NS	New Surplus (see Condition)
NTO	No Technical Objection

	O

OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer
OH	Overhaul
Oz	Ounce

	P

PMA	Parts Manufacturer Approval
PN	Part Number
PO	Purchase Order (Vendor side in SPM )
Priority	Degree of emergency of a document (or process) : AOG – Critical – Expedite – Normal - Routine
Psi	Pound/Square Inch
Pt	Pint (U.S.)

	Q

QA Hold (qty)	Quality Assurance Hold: Parts in the store having an opened discrepancy
Qty	Quantity

	R

Receiving Visual Inspection Check-List
	Document completed at receipt of parts to check integrity of material (quantity, condition, certification documentation, …). In the event of a non conformity, a “Discrepancy Form” is completed.
Repairable	Any rotable or component which is repairable and that can be returned to service with an airworthiness serviceable, repaired, or overhauled tag
REQ	see Requisition
Requisition	Customer purchase order in the SPM
RFID	Radio Frequency IDentification
RFQ	Request For Quotation
RMA	Return Material Authorization
RO	Repair Order (Vendor side in SPM)
ROP	Re Order Point
Rotable	Serialised component which can be repaired
RP	Repaired (see Condition)
RRQ	Repair Requisition – Customer’s repair order

	S

SB	Service Bulletin
SEPA	Single Euro Payment Area
SFE	Supplier Furnished Equipments
SIL	Service Information Letter
SIRET	French acronym which is a company identifier reference number (Système d’Identification du Répertoire des Entreprises et de leurs Etablissements)
SN	Serial Number
SP	Standby Position in store (parts awaiting bin allocation)
SPC	Spare Parts Category
SPM	Spare Parts Manager
SR	Serviceable Repaired (see Condition)
SRM	Structural Repair Manual
STC	Supplemental Type Certificate
Store	In SPM, this entity enable to stock spare parts. One or more store can be located in the same warehouse.
SV	Serviceable (see Condition). Airworthy spare accompanied by a green FAA 8130-3 and/or an EASA Form 1 and/or a TCCA24-0078 serviceable tag.

	T

TAT	Turn Around Time (Time required to repair or overhaul a component) "TAT" is expressed in working days, starts the day Unserviceable Component is received DDP at the Delivery Point and ends the day Serviceable Component is put at the disposal of the Customer, Ex-Works at the Delivery Point. TAT measures the average time required to perform the necessary in-house rework on a normal worn out unit having an up to date standard of modifications.
TBA	To Be Advised
TBO	Time Between Overhauls
TCCA	Transport Canada Civil Aviation
TCCA 24-0078	Authorized Release Certificate TCCA 24-0078 (Download form: ttp://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/maintenance/RegsDocs/24-0078.doc)
Trays	Folder (in which documents are filed)
TRO	Time Remaining before Overhaul
TSI	Time Since Installation
TSN	Time Since New
TSO	Time Since Overhaul
TSOA	Technical Standard Order Authorization A Technical Standard Order Authorization – TSOA from the Federal Aviation Administration authorizes a manufacturer to produce a material, part, or appliance to a TSO standard. Receiving a TSOA approves both design and production of the TSO part. A TSOA does not authorize the installation of a TSO part in a certificated aircraft. The standard procedures for the installation or modification of an aircraft must be followed such as a STC, field approval, etc.
TVA	See VAT (Taxe sur la valeur ajoutée)

	U

UC	Usage Category
UOM	Unit of Measure
USD	United States-Dollars (see Currency)
U/S	Unserviceable

	V

VAT	Value Added Tax

	W

W	Watt, Joule/Second
Warehouse	Building where the stores are located (see Store)
WATOG	World Airlines Technical Operations Glossary
WBM	Weight and Balance Manual
WO	Work Order – This document enable to build-up a kit in the SPM

	X

	Y

Yd	Yard
Yd2	Square Yard
Yd3	Cubic Yard

	Z

ZAR	South Africa-Rand (see Currency)

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