Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices—Aircraft Inspection and RepairAC 43.13-1B
Appendix 3
METRIC-BASED PREFIXES AND POWERS OF 10
AC 43.13-1B: Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices—Aircraft Inspection and Repair2 PagesPage 1 (App. 3)Dated 9/8/98Change 1
Summary
What It Is
AC 43.13-1B contains methods, techniques, and practices acceptable to the FAA for inspections and minor repairs of nonpressurized areas of civil aircraft, unless the manufacturer's instructions recommend against the repair.
Why It Matters
Persons maintaining aircraft under 14 CFR part 43 use it; its repair data may serve as FAA-approved data for repairs when cited by chapter, page, and paragraph in block 8 of Form 337.
APPENDIX 3. METRIC-BASED PREFIXES AND POWERS OF 10
| Atto (a) | = | quintillionth of | = | 10⁻¹⁸ times |
| Femto (f) | = | quadrillionth of | = | 10⁻¹⁵ times |
| Pico (p), or (μμ) | = | trillionth of | = | 10⁻¹² times |
| Nano (n), or (mμ) | = | billionth of | = | 10⁻⁹ times |
| Micro (μ) | = | millionth of | = | 10⁻⁶ times |
| Milli (m) | = | thousandth of | = | 10⁻³ times |
| Centi (c) | = | hundredth of | = | 10⁻² times |
| Deci (d) | = | tenth of | = | 10⁻¹ times |
| unity | = | 10⁰ = 1 | ||
| Deka (da) | = | ten times | = | 10 times |
| Hecto (h) | = | hundred times | = | 10² times |
| Kilo (k) | = | thousand times | = | 10³ times |
| Mega (M) | = | million times | = | 10⁶ times |
| Giga (G), or (kM) | = | billion times | = | 10⁹ times |
| Tera (T) | = | trillion times | = | 10¹² times |
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