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;PANS-ATM
:Procedures for Air Navigation - Air Traffic Management

;PAX
:Persons - number of passengers

;PDRM
:Polis DiRaja Malaysia (Royal Malaysia Police)

;PDS
:Primary Display System

;PDU
:Power Drive Unit

;PEK
:Beijing (Peking)

;PER
:IATA Code for PERishable cargo

;PFC
;PFCs
:Primary Flight Computer

;PFCS
:Primary Flight Control System

;PFD
:Primary Flight Display

;PIC
:Pilot in Command

;Ping
:A pulse of sonar sound. (Source: ATSB)

;PLN
:Flight Plan

;PLS
:Please

;PLSE
:Please

;PMG
:Permanent Magnet Generator

;PNR
:Passenger Name Record <html><a href="/Passenger Name Record">More Info</a></html>

;POR
:Pacific Ocean Region

;POR1
:Inmarsat geostationary satellite above the Pacific Ocean

;POR I-3
:Inmarsat geostationary satellite above the Pacific Ocean

;POS
:Position (cargo bay location)

;ppm
:parts per million

;Primary radar
:Primary (or terminal area) radar relies on radio waves reflecting off metallic objects and is effective within a short range from the radar head, which is usually located at an airport. (Source: ATSB)

;PSA
:Power Supply Assembly

;PSEU
:Proximity Switch Electronic Unit

;PSR
:Primary Surveillance Radar

;PSU
;PSUs
:Passenger Service Units