EQUIPMENT—All articles needed to outfit an
individual or organization. The term refers to
clothing, tools, utensils, vehicles, weapons, and
similar items.
EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE LISTS—A generic
term indicating the publications, or sections
thereof, that prescribe the equipment and weapons
authorized for military organizations.
EQUIPMENT APPLICABILITY INDEX—A part
of the Naval Aeronautical Publications Index
which gives a listing of aircraft and equipment,
arranged in alphabetical order, with applicable
manuals shown by their publication number.
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGE-
MENT—The process of developing workload
requirements, forecasting and planning, organiz-
ing, staffing, directing, and controlling the
engineering, industrial, and other resources
necessary to effectively and economically support
the equipment operation objectives of the Navy.
ETR—Engine Transaction Report.
EXC CODE—Exception Code—Used on the
NAVFLIR for entries that require processing for
other than routine flights. These codes are
contained in the appendix of OPNAVINST
3710.7.
EXCEEDANCE —Surpassing or exceeding a life
limit.
EXER—Exercise (message).
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT—Aircraft acquired
by the Navy solely for use in research and
development.
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE—Complete air-launched
weapon system(s) and components, except
torpedoes and mines. Torpedoes and mines,
supported by the COMNAVSEASYSCOM, are in
some cases adapted to aircraft delivery. The
COMNAVAIRSYSCOM is responsible for the
modification and equipment necessary to carry
these weapons in aircraft.
EXREP—Expeditious Repair—The processing for
repair of NIS or NC components (repairable or
consumable). These components must be in
support of, or related to, an NMCS or PMCS
situation. This processing is accomplished by the
immediate removal of the component from the
aircraft, expedited delivery and induction for
repair, and the earliest return to RFI status for
supply issue under the standard material issue
priority system.
FAA—Federal Aviation Administration.
FAILURE RATE—The number of failures of an item
per unit measure of life (cycles, time, miles, events
and so forth [as applicable] for the item).
FASOTRAGRU—Fleet Aviation Specialized Opera-
tional Training Group—Under TYCOM direc-
tion, FASOTRAGRUs train fleet personnel in
operational and tactical usage of weapon systems
and in aviation maintenance management and
administration.
FAX—Facsimile Transmission.
FCF—Functional Check Flight—Flights performed to
determine if the airframe, power plant, accessories,
and items of equipage are functioning per
predetermined requirements while subject to the
intended operating environment. FCFs are
conducted when it is not feasible or possible to
determine safe/required functioning by means of
ground checks.
FERRY—The process of flying an aircraft from one
physical location to another. Within the aviation
community this term has two meanings: any flight
whose primary purpose is relocation of the
airframe and portable ferry flights conducted per
aircraft controlling custodian’s/TYCOM’s direc-
tives.
FID—Fault Isolation Detection.
FIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE—An
employee of a manufacturer of military equipment
or components who provides liaison or advisory
service between the company and the Navy for his
or her company’s equipment or components.
FINAL ACCEPTANCE—Examination of the fin-
ished product to ensure all required work has been
accomplished and the product conforms to
specified requirements.
FIRST-DEGREE REPAIR—The repair of gas
turbine engines to a depth which includes and goes
beyond that repair authorized for second and third
degree IMAs. It includes compressor rotor
replacement and disassembly to a degree that the
compressor rotor is removed. Any degree of repair
which requires compressor rotor removal
constitutes first-degree repair. Only those activities
specifically designated as first-degree repair
activities and included in NAVAIR NOTE 4700
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