Glossary

Glossary – Abbreviations - Acronyms

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Updated April 24th 2012

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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

BER Beyond Economical Repair

BFE Buyer's 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

CAD Canada-Dollars (see Currency)

CAF Currencies Adjustment Factor

CBS Cash Before Shipment

CD see 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)

CML Consumable Material List

CMM Component Maintenance Manual

CMPD Customized Maintenance Planning Document

Cm Centimeter

Cm2 Square Centimeter

Cm3 Cubic Centimeter

Cm/Sec Centimeter/Second

CND Cash Next Delivery

COC Certificate Of Conformity or Certificate of Conformance

COD Cash On Delivery

Condition State of a part: NE, FN, NS, U/S, SV, AR�

Consumable Any component that is rendered unsuitable for reuse when it's installed. Gaskets, sealants, compression fittings, etc.

CPT Carriage Paid To (see Incoterm)

Critical (see Priority)

CSIR Council for Scientific &Industrial Research

CSN Cycle Since New

CSO Cycle Since Overhaul

Currency Currencies are managed in SPM with a code of 3 letters

CWO Cash With Order

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

Distributor COC COC given by the distributor (need an agreement)

DN Delivered Note

DTC Defense Trade Control

EARS Export Administration Regulations (United States)

EASA European Aviation Safety Agency

EASO European Aviation Suppliers Organization

ECB European Central Bank

EDES Equipment Definition Evolution Sheet

EO Exchange Order (Vendor side in SPM)

EOM End of Month

EUR Euro (see Currency)

ETOPS Extended-range Twin-engine Operation Performance Standards

EXC Exchange order (Customer side in SPM)

Expedite (see Priority)

Expendable Any component that is discarded at the end of its useful life, i.e is not worth repairing or cannot be repaired or overhauled due to it's construction. Hoses, some brake components, small actuators, switches, etc. Expendables can normally be removed from service on one aircraft or assembly and reused if still in serviceable condition.

EXW Ex Works (see Incoterm)

FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FAS Free Alongside Ship (see Incoterm)

FCA Free Carrier (see Incoterm)

FCOM Flight Crew Operating Manual

FVICL Final Visual Inspection Check-List

Forwarding agent SPM third party

FSCM Federal Supplier Code Manufacturer

FST Fire Smoke Toxicity

Fps Foot/Second

FOB Free On Board (see Incoterm)

Ft Foot

Ft2 Square Foot

Ft3 Cubic Foot

Ft-Lb/Sec Foot-Pound/Second

Ft/Lb Foot/Pound

Gal Gallon U.S.

Gallon US Barrel, Liquid - U.S.

GAPSA General Aviation Parts Suppliers Ass.

GBP United Kingdom-Pounds

Gm Gram

GST Goods and Services Tax or General Sales Tax

HKD Hong Kong-Dollars

Hp Horse Power

Hp-Hr Horsepower-Hour

Hr hour

HST Harmonized Sales Tax (see VAT)

IBAN International Bank Account Number

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

Incoterm 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

J Joule

JPY Japan-Yen (see Currency)

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

Lbf Pound Force

Lb Pound Mass

Lb/Hr Flow Rate, Fuel

LC Letter of Credit

Ltr Liter

L/T Lead-Time

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

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

Mi Mile

Mi2 Square mile

Normal (see Priority)

MLV Minimum Line Value

MOU Memorandum Of Understanding

MOV Minimum Order Value

MOQ Minimum Order Quantity

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 Newton

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

Normal see Priority

NP Non Procurable

NS New Surplus (see Condition)

NTO No Technical Objection

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OH Overhaul

Oz Ounce

PMA Parts Manufacture Approval

PN Part Number

PO Purchase Order (Vendor side in SPM)

Priority Degree of emergency of a document (or process)

AOG – Critical – Expedite – Normal

Psi Pound/Square Inch

Pt Pint (U.S.)

QA Hold (qty) Quality Assurance Hold: Quantity of part in the store having an opened discrepancy on them

Qty Quantity

Repairable Any component that is typically repaired and returned to service as repaired/overhauled or "as new" condition. Engines, generators, pumps, large actuators, many electric motors, etc.

REQ see Requisition

Requisition a customer order (for sales) in SPM

RMA Return Material Authorization

RRQ Repair Requisition – Customer order of repairing

Receiving Visual Inspection Check-List

C’est un document rempli au moment de la r�ception de pi�ces afin de r�aliser un constat visuel des pi�ces (quantit�, �tat, documents,�). Un Discrepancy Form est rempli dans le cas d’une non-conformit�.

RF Receipt Form

RO Repair Order (Vendor side in SPM)

Rotable Anything that needs periodic replacement. Engines, generators, pumps, actuators, tires, etc. (see Part Number)

RP Repaired (see Condition)

SB Service Bulletin

SEPA Single Euro Payment Area

SFE Supplier's Furnished Equipments

SN Serial Number

SR Serviceable Repaired (see Condition)

SRM Structural Repair Manual

STC Supplemental Type Certificate

SV Serviceable (see Condition)

Il s’agit de l’�tat de la pi�ce. Il indique que la pi�ce est utilisable, qu’elle est conforme et qu’elle a le droit d’�tre utilis�e.

SP Sans Position (without location in a store)

SPC Spare Parts Category

SPM Spare Parts Manager

Store In SPM, this entity enable to stock parts. More than one store can be located in the same warehouse.

TAT Turn Around Time (D�lais de r�paration)

TBA To Be Advised

TSN Time Since New

TSO Time Since Overhaul

Trays Folder (Bannette, r�pertoire, dossier de rangement)

TSN Time Since New

TSO Time Since Overhaul

TVA see VAT (Taxe sur la valeur ajout�e)

UC Usage Category

UOM Unit of Measure

USD United States-Dollars (see Currency)

U/S Unserviceable

VAT Value Added Tax

W Watt, Joule/Second

Warehouse Building where the stores are located (see Store)

WBM Weight and Balance Manual

WO Work Order – This document enable to build kit in SPM

Yd Yard

Yd2 Square Yard

Yd3 Cubic Yard

ZAR South Africa-Rand (see Currency)

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