|
FAA AcronymsThe following is a list of the most commonly used FAA Acronyms: ACO-Aircraft Certification Office AD-Airworthiness Directive APIS-Approved Production Inspection System ASI-Aviation Safety Inspector BAA-Bilateral Airworthiness Agreement BASA-Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement CAA-Civil Aviation Authority CAM-Civil Aeronautics Manual CAR-Civil Air Regulation CFR-Code of Federal Regulations 14 CFR-Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations CG-Center of Gravity CHDO-Certificate Holding District Office CMACO-Certificate Management Aircraft Certification Office CMO-Certificate Management Office CMU-Certificate Management Unit C of A-Certificate of Airworthiness CO-Certificating Office DAR-Designated Airworthiness Representative DAS-Designated Alteration Station DER-Designated Engineering Representative DGAC-Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile (French Aviation Authority) DMIR-Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative DOA-Delegation Option Authorization DOD-Department of Defense DOT-Department of Transportation EAA-Experimental Aircraft Association EASA-European Aviation Safety Agency ELSA-Experimental Light-Sport Aircraft ELT-Emergency Locator Transmitter ENAC-Ente Nazionale per L’Aviazione Civile (Italian Aviation Authority) FAA-Federal Aviation Administration FSCAP-Flight Safety-Critical Aircraft Part FSDO-Flight Standards District Office GPO-Government Printing Office ICAO-International Civil Aviation Organization ICAW-Instructions for Continued Airworthiness ID-Identification IFO-International Field Office IFR-Instrument Flight Rules IPA-Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness IPC-Illustrated Parts Catalog JAR-Joint Aviation Requirements LBA-Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (German Aviation Authority) LSA-Light-Sport Aircraft MCAI-Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information MIDO-Manufacturing Inspection District Office MIO-Manufacturing Inspection Office MIP-Maintenance Implementation Procedure MISO-Manufacturing Inspection Satellite Office MPD-Maintenance Planning Document MRB-Maintenance Review Board NAA-National Aviation Authorities NTSB-National Transportation Safety Board ODAR-Organizational Designated Airworthiness Representative PAH-Production Approval Holder PC-Production Certificate PCA-Primary Category Aircraft PI-Principal Inspector PMA-Parts Manufacturer Approval R&D-Research and Development RPM-Revolutions per Minute SFA-Special Flight Authorization SFP-Special Flight Permit SFAR-Special Federal Aviation Regulation SOC-Statement of Compliance STC-Supplemental Type Certificate 49 U.S.C.-Title 49, United States Code TC-Type Certificate TCDS-Type Certificate Data Sheet TPA-Turbine-Powered Aircraft TSO-Technical Standard Order VFR-Visual Flight Rules VLA-Very Light Aircraft
|
|
|
