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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
||---|---|---|---|
||**fail (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|IF … NOT|IF YOU DO NOT OBEY<br>THESE<br>INSTRUCTIONS,<br>THERE IS A RISK OF<br>INJURY.|If you fail to comply with<br>these instructions, there<br>is a risk of injury.|
|||FAILURE (TN)|IF YOU DO NOT OBEY<br>THE PROCEDURE<br>CORRECTLY, FAILURE<br>OF THE EMERGENCY<br>FLOTATION GEAR CAN<br>OCCUR.|<br>If you do not follow the<br>procedure correctly, the<br>emergency flotation gear<br>can fail.|
|||UNSATISFACTORY<br>(adj)|IF THE TEST RESULTS<br>ARE<br>UNSATISFACTORY,<br>DO THE FAULT<br>ISOLATION<br>PROCEDURE.|If the test fails, do the<br>fault isolation procedure.|
||**failed (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|DEFECTIVE (adj)|REPLACE THE<br>DEFECTIVE PUMP.|Replace the failed pump.|
|||UNSERVICEABLE (adj)|REPLACE THE<br>UNSERVICEABLE<br>VALVE.|Replace the failed valve.|
||**failure (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|IF … NOT|IF YOU DO NOT OBEY<br>THESE<br>INSTRUCTIONS,<br>THERE IS A RISK OF<br>INJURY.|Failure to comply with<br>these instructions, will<br>result in a risk of injury.|
|||This word when it<br>means a<br>performance error<br>or loss of<br>serviceability is a<br>technical noun.|<br>CONTAMINATION CAN<br>CAUSE A FAILURE OF<br>THE PUMP.|
||**faint (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|DIM (adj)|IF THE LIGHT IS TOO<br>DIM, REPLACE THE<br>BATTERY.|If the light is faint,<br>replace the battery.|
|||INTENSITY (n)<br>Refer also to<br>BRIGHT (adj).|TURN THE KNOB<br>COUNTERCLOCKWISE<br>TO DECREASE THE<br>INTENSITY OF THE<br>LIGHT.|Turn the knob<br>anticlockwise to make<br>the light fainter.|

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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
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||**fall (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|DECREASE (v)|WHEN THE PRESSURE<br>DECREASES, THE<br>INDICATOR SHOWS<br>THAT THERE IS A<br>LEAK.|When there is a fall in<br>pressure, the indicator<br>shows a leak.|
||**FALL (v),**<br>**(FALLS,**<br>**FELL,**<br>**FALLEN)**|To move down by the<br>force of gravity|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>TOOLS DO NOT FALL<br>INTO THE ENGINE.|
||**false (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|INCORRECT (adj)|MAKE SURE THAT<br>THERE ARE NO<br>INCORRECT<br>INDICATIONS ON THE<br>INSTRUMENTS.|Make sure there are no<br>false indications on the<br>instruments.|
||**falter (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SMOOTHLY (adv)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>GENERATOR<br>OPERATES<br>SMOOTHLY.|Make sure that the<br>generator does not<br>falter.|
|||CONSTANT (adj)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>PRESSURE STAYS<br>CONSTANT.|Make sure that the<br>pressure does not falter.|
||**familiar (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|KNOW (v)|ALL PERSONNEL<br>MUST FULLY KNOW<br>THE SAFETY<br>PRECAUTIONS.|All personnel must be<br>familiar with the safety<br>precautions.|
||**FAR (adj)**<br>**(FARTHER,**<br>**(FARTHEST)**|At or to a relatively large<br>distance|REMOVE THE BOLT<br>THAT IS FARTHEST<br>FROM THE CENTER.|
||**fashion (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|PROCEDURE (n)|USE THIS<br>PROCEDURE TO DO<br>THE TASK.|Carry out the task in this<br>fashion.|
||**FAST (adj)**<br>**(FASTER,**<br>**(FASTEST)**|At high speed|A FAST MOVEMENT<br>OF THE THROTTLE<br>WILL CAUSE A SURGE.|
||**fast (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|QUICKLY (adv)|DO NOT LET THE<br>CABIN ALTITUDE<br>CHANGE TOO<br>QUICKLY.|Do not let the cabin<br>altitude change too fast.|

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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
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||**fasten (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|ATTACH (v)|ATTACH THE TWO<br>STRINGERS<br>TOGETHER WITH<br>RIVETS.|Fasten the two stringers<br>together with rivets.|
|||CONNECT (v)|CONNECT THE HOSE<br>TO THE TEST<br>EQUIPMENT.|Fasten the hose to the<br>test equipment.|
||**fatal (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|KILL (v)|HIGH VOLTAGE IN THE<br>ELECTRONIC SYSTEM<br>CAN KILL YOU.|<br>High voltage in the<br>electronic system can be<br>fatal.|
||**faulty (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|DEFECTIVE (adj)|REPLACE ALL<br>DEFECTIVE<br>ELECTRONIC<br>COMPONENTS.|All faulty electronic<br>components must be<br>replaced.|
|||INCORRECT (adj)|AN INCORRECT<br>ADJUSTMENT OF THE<br>PRESSURE<br>REGULATOR CAN BE<br>DANGEROUS.|Faulty adjustment of the<br>pressure regulator can<br>be dangerous.|
|||UNSERVICEABLE (adj)|REPLACE THE<br>UNSERVICEABLE<br>CONTROL UNIT.|Replace the faulty<br>control unit.|
|||UNSATISFACTORY<br>(adj)|UNSATISFACTORY<br>OPERATION OF THE<br>SYSTEM CAN CAUSE<br>DAMAGE.|Faulty operation of the<br>system can cause<br>damage.|
||**fear (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|THINK (v)|IF YOU THINK THAT<br>THERE IS A FAULT, DO<br>THE FULL TEST<br>PROCEDURE OF THE<br>UNIT.|<br>Fully test the unit if you<br>fear that there is a fault.|
|||MAKE SURE (v)|DO A TEST OF THE<br>UNIT TO MAKE SURE<br>THAT THERE IS NO<br>PROBLEM WITH ITS<br>OPERATION.|Test the unit if you fear<br>that there is a problem<br>with its operation.|
||**feasible (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|POSSIBLE (adj)|IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE<br>TO USE THE<br>AUTOMATIC<br>CONTROL, DO THE<br>PROCEDURE<br>MANUALLY.|If it is not feasible to use<br>the automatic control, do<br>the manual procedure.|
|||CAN (CANNOT) (v)|IF YOU CANNOT<br>REMOVE THE BOLT,<br>CUT IT.|If it is not feasible to<br>remove the bolt, you<br>must cut it.|

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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
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||**FEATHER (v),**<br>**(FEATHERS,**<br>**(FEATHERED,**<br>**(FEATHERED)**|To put a propeller to a<br>position of minimum<br>drag|PUT THE CONDITION<br>LEVER IN THE FTR<br>POSITION TO<br>FEATHER THE<br>PROPELLER.|
||**feature (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|HAVE (v)|THESE NUTS HAVE A<br>FLAT FLANGE.|These nuts feature a flat<br>flange.|
||**feed (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|PUT (v)|PUT THE WIRE<br>THROUGH THE<br>CONDUIT.|Feed the wire through<br>the conduit.|
|||SUPPLY (v)|SUPPLY COOL AIR TO<br>THE CABIN.|Feed cool air to the<br>cabin.|
||**FEEL (v),**<br>**(FEELS,**<br>**(FELT,**<br>**(FELT)**|To touch to find|CAREFULLY LIFT THE<br>MAGNETIC LEVEL<br>INDICATOR UNTIL YOU<br>FEEL THE MAGNETS.|
||**few (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|SMALL NUMBER<br>If it is possible,<br>give an accurate<br>number.|THIS PROCEDURE IS<br>ONLY FOR REPAIRS<br>THAT INCLUDE A<br>VERY SMALL NUMBER<br>OF RIVETS.|This procedure is only<br>for repairs that include<br>very few rivets.|
||**few (a few) (adj)**|SOME (adj)|LET THE ENGINE<br>OPERATE FOR SOME<br>MINUTES.|Let the engine run for a<br>few minutes.|
|||If this alternative<br>is not sufficient,<br>give the range,<br>number, or<br>quantity.|AFTER<br>APPROXIMATELY<br>5 SECONDS, THE<br>LIGHT COMES ON<br>AGAIN.|After a few seconds, the<br>light comes on again.|
||**file (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|REMOVE (v)<br>(WITH A FILE (TN)|DO NOT REMOVE TOO<br>TOO MUCH MATERIAL WITH<br>THE FILE.|Take care not to file too<br>deeply.|
||**filing (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|PARTICLE (n)|REMOVE ALL THE<br>METAL PARTICLES.|Remove all the metal<br>filings.|
||**FILL (v),**<br>**(FILLS,**<br>**(FILLED,**<br>**(FILLED)**|To put into a container or<br>a space to the maximum<br>level or, if specified, to a<br>given level, pressure, or<br>quantity|<br>FILL THE TANK WITH<br>METHANOL.|
|||MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>RESERVOIR FILLS<br>WITH WATER.|

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