The table below lists the acronyms and abbreviations with descriptions for the Airworthiness Certification (AWC) system.
|
Acronym/ Abbreviation |
Definition |
| AAM | FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine |
| ACAIS | Aircraft Certification Audit Information System |
| ACC | Access |
| ADD | Airworthiness Directives Development |
| ADM | Administration |
| AEA | FAA Eastern Region |
| AEM | FAA Enterprise Program Management Services |
| AFN | FAA Finance and Management Services |
| AFS | FAA Flight Standards Service |
| AGL | FAA Great Lakes Region |
| AIR | FAA Aircraft Certification Service |
| AIT | FAA Office of Information & Technology |
| ANE | AA New England Region |
| AOC | FAA Office of Communications |
| AOV | FAA Office of Air Traffic Safety Oversight |
| AQS | FAA Office of Quality, Integration and Executive Services |
| ARM | FAA Office of Rulemaking |
| ASI | Aviation Safety Inspector |
| ASKME | Aviation Safety Knowledge Management Environment |
| AVP | FAA Office of Accident Investigation and Prevention |
| AVSIMS | Aviation Safety Information Management System |
| AWC | Airthworthiness Certification |
| CAA | CAA Civil Aviation Authorities |
| CEA | Compliance and Enforcement Actions |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| DAR | Designated Airworthiness Representative |
| DMIR | Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representative |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| DS/PP | Designee Supervision / Past Performance |
| DRS | Dynamic Regulatory System |
| EDA | Engineering Design Approval |
| EFS | Electronic Filing Service |
| eVID | Enhanced Vital Information Database |
| eVIS | Enhanced Vital Information Subsystem |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| FCAA | Foreign Civil Aviation Authorities |
| FDMS | Federal Document Management System (also see DMS) |
| FR | Formal (Grid) Reviewer |
| FRD | Functional Requirements Document |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standards |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| ID | Identification |
| IAR | Immediately Adopted Rule |
| IBR | Incorporation by Reference |
| ID | Identification |
| IE | Internet Explorer |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IRM | Information Resource Management |
| ISUG | Information System User Group |
| IT | Information Technology |
| JASC | Joint Aircraft System/Component Code |
| JRC | Joint Resources Council |
| LDAP | Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| LSA | Light Sport Aircraft |
| LM | Local Manager |
| MAC | Media Access Control |
| MCAI | Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information |
| MIDO | Manufacturing Inspection District Office |
| MIO | Manufacturing Inspection Office |
| MS | Microsoft |
| MSAD | Monitor Safety Analyze Data |
| MSRD-MSAD | Monitor Safety-Related Data – Monitor Safety and Analyze Data |
| MSRD-OSPe | Monitor Safety-Related Data – Oversee System Performance External |
| MSRD-OSPi | Monitor Safety-Related Data – Oversee System Performance Internal |
| MT | AVS Manager |
| NAR | No Airworthiness Directive Required |
| NISC | National Airspace System Integration Support Contract |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
| ODA | Organization Designation Authorization |
| OFR | Office of the Federal Register |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OSP | Oversee System Performance |
| PMA | Part Manufacturer Approval |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PII | Personally Identificable Information |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| PR | Peer Reviewers |
| PUB | Public Users |
| QMS | Quality Management System |
| QPM | Quality Policy Manual |
| RBRT | Risk-Based Resource Targeting |
| RGL | FAA Regulatory and Guidance Library |
| SA | System Administrator |
| SAIB | Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin |
| SDLC | System Development Life Cycle |
| SFA | Special Flight Authorization |
| SFP | Special Flight Permit |
| SpclAC | Special Airworthiness Certificate |
| SUI | Sensitive Unclassified Information |
| STC | Supplemental Type Certificate |
| TAD | Transport Airplane Directorate |
| TC | Type Certificate |
| TMgr | Template Manager |
| TW | Technical Writers |
| UI | User Interface |
| USPS | United States Postal Service |