A pilot might write in the tech log: "Cargo hold smoke detector fault – refer A320F DOC."
The (often written as A320-200F or A320P2F) is not a factory-built freighter like the Boeing 767-300F. Instead, it is a modified passenger jet . Major conversion companies—namely EFW (Elbe Flugzeugwerke) , a joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus, and AEI (Aeronautical Engineers, Inc.) —cut a large cargo door into the left-hand side of the fuselage, reinforce the floor grid, and install a Class E cargo fire suppression system. a320f doc