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 AI-9