Airbus Abbreviations

ACP Audio Control Panel SDCU Smoke Detector Control Unit

ABCU Alternate Brake Control Unit SEC Spoiler Elevator Computer
ADF Automatic Direction Finding SELCAL Selective Calling
ADIRU Air Data Inertial Reference Unit SSDFDR Solid State Digital Flight Data Recorder
AEVC Avionic Equipment Ventilaton Computer TCAS Traffic Collision and Avoidance System
AMU Audio ManageMent Unit VHF Very High Frequency
AP Autopilot VOR Variable Omni Range
ATIMS Air Traffic Iformation Management System VSC Vacuum System Controller
BSCU Brake Sreering Control Unit WHC Window Heat Controller
CFDIU Central Fault Detection Interface Unit
CFDS Central Fault Detection System
CHC Cargo Heating Computer
CIDS Cabin Intercommunication Data System
CPC Cabin Pressure Controller
CSMG Constant Speed Motor Generator
CVC Cabin Ventilation Computer
CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder
DDV Direct Drive Valve
DEU Decoder Encoder Unit
DME Distance Measuring equipment
DMC Display Management Computer
DMU Data Management Unit
ECAM Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitoring
EEC Electronic Engine Control
EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System
EIS Electronic Instrumentation System
EIU Engine Interface Unit
ELAC Elevator Aileron Computer
FAC Flight Augmentation Computer
FCDC Flight Control Data Concentrator
FCU Flight Comtrol Unit
FD Flight Director
FLSCU Fuel Level Sensor Contol Unit
FMGC Flight Management Computer
FQIC Fuel Quantity Indicating Computer
FWC Flight warning Computer
GPS Global Positioning System
GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
ILS Instrument Landing System
LGCIU Landing Gear Control Interface Unit
MCDU Multi-Purpose Control and Display Unit
MMR Multi Mode Reciever
ND Navigational Display
PFD Primary Flying Display
PHC Probe Heat Computer
PTP Programming and Test Panel
PTU Power Transfer Unit
RMP Radio Management Panel
SDAC System Data Acquisition Concentrator