Aircraft Communications Addressing and

Reporting System (ACARS®)

ACARS® is also optimized for each airline’s unique needs—
featuring custom applications, hardware requirements,
formatting and language, and scalable control displays. With
such versatility, ACARS® performs many crucial functions:

 Abnormal flight condition identification.

 Detailed engine reports
 Repair and maintenance plan
 Manual e-mail-type messaging between crew and ATC
 Weather reports.
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 Weather reports
ACARS® benefits airline communications across the board.
Highly reliable, worldwide data link coverage from the most
trusted name in the business—ARINC—still the aviation
communications standard
Categories and features
Aircraft communications & connectivity
 ACARS messages
 ATC messaging
 Detailed engine reports (ACARS)
 Repair and maintenance plan (ACARS)
 Weather reports.
Safety management
Abnormal flight condition identification
ACARS Message 1
G-DBCC BA088J #CFBWRN/WN14021208290022000006AUTO FLT FAC 2
FAULT
The first part identifies the aircraft as registration number G-DBCC, it’s
call sign for this flight is BA088J
The next part is the ACARS data – in this case, the aircraft is reporting a
fault
ACARS Message 2
N673UA UA0985
#M1BPOSN51210W001338,BEDEK,082231,140,NIGIT,082458,D273L,M1
9,24058,225,/TS082231,120214798E
This ACARS message is a position report from United Airlines Flight
UA985
ACARS Message 3
EI-DTE XM0229 3401 ETA 0229/12 EGLL/LIML .EI-DTE/ETA 0915/FOB
0051
Estimated Time of Arrival report
ACARS Message 4
N657UA UA0909 /71 ORDAMS 0\READING LIGHT AT 19CEHWILL NOT
TURN OFF
A faulty reading light being is being reported back to base from another
United flight

ACARS Message 5
N832MH DL0142 110530 KDTW EDDF6A OTHER THAN A BAD
BACK…THE CONTROLLER HAS NOCOMPLAINTS THIS MORN…
Hmm – looks like a faulty Air Traffic Controller! Reported by a Delta
flight this time.

ACARS Message 6
N12114 CO0070 1EHAM REQUEST GATE ASSIGNMENT ETA0447
This is a gate assignment request so the crew knows what is going on.
N12114 is a Boeing 757 operated by United Airlines.