Wiktionary
technical stop
n. (context aviation English) A stop most commonly used to refuel the aircraft, to make unexpected essential repairs or to respond to some emergency need to land the aircraft. No traffic is unloaded or loaded during a technical stop.(cite web url = http://www2.icao.int/en/G-CAD/Documents/GLOSSARY.pdf title = ICAO DATA+: GLOSSARY publisher = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Civil%20Aviation%20Organization format = PDF accessdate = April 9, 2012)