2-3-5. AIRCRAFT IDENTITY

2-3-5. AIRCRAFT IDENTITY

Indicate aircraft identity by one of the following using combinations not to exceed seven alphanumeric characters:

1. Civil aircraft, including the air carrier letter digit registration number which can include the letter “T” for air taxi, the letter “L” for MEDEVAC, or the 3-letter company designator specified in FAA Order JO 7340.2, Contractions, followed by the trip or flight number. Use the operating air carrier's company name in identifying equipment interchange flights.
   • EXAMPLE
   • “N12345.”
   • “TN5552Q.”
   • “AAl192.”
   • “LN751B.”

NOTE: The letter “L” is not to be used for air carrier/air taxi MEDEVAC aircraft.

2. Military Aircraft.
   1. Prefixes indicating branch of service and/or type of mission followed by the last 5 digits of the serial number (the last 4 digits for CFC and CTG). (See TBL 2-3-6 and TBL 2-3-7.)
   2. Pronounceable words of 3, 4, 5, and 6 letters followed by a 4, 3, 2, or 1-digit number.
      • EXAMPLE
      • “SAMP Three One Six.”
   3. Assigned double-letter 2-digit flight number.
   4. Navy or Marine fleet and training command aircraft, one of the following:
      1. (a) The service prefix and 2 letters (use phonetic alphabet equivalent) followed by 2 or 3 digits.
      2. (b) The service prefix and a digit and a letter (use phonetic alphabet equivalent) followed by 2 or 3 digits.
   5. Aircraft carrying the President, Vice President, and/or their family members will use the identifiers in the following tables. See TBL 2-3-8 and TBL 2-3-9.
3. Special-use. Approved special-use identifiers.