Title: Interpret aircraft information, using FAA specifications and type certificate data sheets (TCDS).
Course: Aviation Maintenance Technology I (20114-I) > Section: Interpreting Maintenance Publications, Forms, and Records

Interpretation should be made by locating aircraft information in appropriate maintenance manuals and through online sources, such as the FAA website, and include

- Air Transport Association (ATA) standards
- TCDS.

Note: Airlines for America (A4A), formerly the ATA, was the first and remains the only trade organization of the leading U.S. passenger and cargo carriers. While ATA has become A4A, many of the standards and codes have retained the ATA abbreviation.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why do ATA codes exist?
- What are TCDS?
- How is the Aviation Mechanic Handbook used?