Expediting Aircraft Recovery at Airports (2012)

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50 Glossary of Terms, abbreviaTions, and acronyms AC—Advisory Circular ACAS—Airborne Collision and Avoidance System Accident—Any occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft that takes place between the time a person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and the time such person has disembarked, in which a person suffers death or serious injury as a result of the occurrence or in which the aircraft, including cargo aircraft, receives substantial damage. AEP—Airport Emergency Plan Aircraft debogging—The removal of an aircraft from a run- way or taxiway excursion where the aircraft has become bogged down but has relatively little or no damage. ARM—Airplane Recovery Manual ARFF—Aircraft Rescue Firefighting ARP—Aircraft Recovery Plan ARTF—Aircraft Recovery Task Force BOAC—Board of Airport Commissioners CBR—California Bearing Ratio CFR—Code of Federal Regulations Disabled aircraft—One that cannot or should not be moved using its own motive power, but can be towed using its own serviceable under-carriage or if unserviceable, by means of cranes, trailers, and other specialized equipment. DOG—disaster operation’s group. FBO—Fixed base operator FSF—Flight Safety Foundation GA—General aviation Heavy recovery—Recovery of a disabled aircraft with one or more landing gears separated from the aircraft or is so heav- ily damaged that the aircraft cannot be towed on its own landing gears. IATA—International Air Transport Association IATP—International Airlines Technical Pool ICAO—International Civil Aviation Organization Incident—An occurrence other than an accident that affects or could affect the safety of operations. Major or medium recovery—Recovery of a disabled aircraft with minor or serious damage to the aircraft. Minor or light recovery—Recovery of a disabled aircraft with little or no damage to the aircraft. NOTAM—Notice to Airmen NTSB—National Transportation Safety Board OEM—original equipment manufacturer. Overrun—An excursion in which an aircraft departs the end of a runway. Recovery—The long-term activities beyond the initial crisis period and emergency response phase of disaster operations that focus on returning all systems at the airport to a normal status or to reconstitute these systems to a new condition that is less vulnerable. Runway confusion—Results when a pilot utilizes a runway other than the one assigned. Runway excursion—An aircraft on the runway surface departs the end or the side of the runway surface. Runway incursion—Any unauthorized intrusion onto a run- way, regardless of whether or not an aircraft presents a potential conflict. SARPs—Standards and Recommended Practices Salvage—Occurs when there is major destruction to an air- craft as a result of impact with the ground or water, and/ or fire. Secondary damage—Damage caused to the aircraft during the recovery process. TP—Transport Canada Veer-off—An excursion in which an aircraft departs the side of a runway.