Description of Tool Usage:

The Portable Data Loader (PDL) is a hand-carried electronic device used to transfer Software Loadable Parts such as navigation databases and operational programs into an aircraft's Flight Management Computers and other avionics subsystems. The PDL isdesigned to meet the requirements pertaining to the portable version of the dataloader listed in the Arinc Report 615. The PDL is contained in a box together with two standard cables. Various options are also available.