737 Flight Crew Operations Manual
Preface Chapter 0
Abbreviations Section 3
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Abbreviations
General
The following abbreviations may be found throughout the manual. Some
abbreviations may also appear in lowercase letters. Abbreviations having very
limited use are explained in the chapter where they are used. The abbreviations are
general in nature and may or may not apply to a customer’s airplane configuration.
A
A/P Autopilot
A/T Autothrottle
AC Alternating Current
ACARS Aircraft Communications
Addressing and
Reporting System
ACP Audio Control Panel
ACQ Acquisition
ACT Active
ADF Automatic Direction
Finder
ADIRU Air Data Inertial
Reference Unit
ADM Air Data Module
AED Automatic External
Defibrillator
AFDS Autopilot Flight Director
System
AFE Above Field Elevation
AFM Airplane Flight Manual
(FAA approved)
AGL Above Ground Level
AI Anti-Ice
AIL Aileron
ALT Altitude
ALTN Alternate
AM Amplitude Modulation
ANP Actual Navigation
Performance
ANT Antenna
AOA Angle of Attack
APP Approach
APU Auxiliary Power Unit
ARINC Aeronautical Radio,
Incorporated
ARPT Airport
ARTE Above Runway
Threshold Elevation
ATA Actual Time of Arrival
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATT Altitude
AUTO Automatic
AUX Auxiliary
AVAIL Available
B
B/C Back Course
BARO Barometric
BAT/BATT Battery
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