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Date: Jun 06, 2003

You ever stop and think about how many times we use acronyms in our work?  I don't think there are many other industries that use so many of them so often on a day to day basis.

I had to laugh at a recent Onboard Updates article titled "Maintenance Reporting Format Change".  Here's a paragraph from that article, with the acronyms highlighted in bold type:

The Inflight Briefing Sheet (IBS) and the Maintenance Release Document (MRD) will now provide more information about cabin discrepancies and associated procedures. In addition to displaying the traditional first 50 characters of a maintenance write-up, you will receive a Minimum Equipment List (MEL) operations placard for all deferred (DF) and some carry-forward (CF) items. The FAA-approved MEL placard is not affixed to the airplane.  Instead, it is maintenance information used to communicate cabin discrepancies and associated procedures.

That's just one paragraph (OP) with numerous items highlighted in bold (NIHB) to indicate the item being referred to (IBR).

It reminds me of that scene in Good Morning Vietnam with Robin Williams where he says, "Excuse me sir.  Seeing as how the VP is such a VIP, shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT, because if it leaks to the VC, you could end up an MIA, and then we'd all be put on KP."  Too funny.

By the way, be sure to check the upcoming July revision of your FAOM for further details about the MEL.

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