AVIATION GLOSSARY
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TERMS
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Maintenance practiceBeginner
Line maintenance
line station maintenanceMaintenance performed in an operational environment to support continued aircraft service.
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LRU
Line Replaceable Unit, LRULine Replaceable Unit: equipment designed to be removed and replaced at line-maintenance level as a complete unit.
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Life-limited part
life limited part, LLPA part with an approved maximum life expressed in cycles, hours, calendar time or another defined parameter.
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Load path
structural load pathThe route through which forces are transferred across an aircraft structure or component.
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