Random Aviation Maintenance Acronym
TDC
Top dead center. The position of a piston in a reciprocating engine when the piston is at the top of its stroke and the wrist pin, crankpin, and center of the crankshaft are all in line.
[Source: FAA-H-8083-30B AMT Powerplant Handbook]
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