Book Description

This instruction implements technical order (TO) 00-35D-54, USAF Deficiency Reporting and investigating System; Air Force Instruction (AFI) 21-118, Improving Aerospace Equipment Reliability and maintainability; AFI 99-101, Development Test and Evaluation; AFI 99-102, Operational Test and Evaluation; for test activities conducted by the Air Force Flight Test Center. Deficiency reporting on fielded operational aircraft is also addressed. Specific detail and guidance are in the TO. This instruction specifies implementing responsibilities as established by the TO; outlines procedures for document flow, technical review, and validation for all Deficiency Reports (DRs); discusses the Watch Item (WIT) tracking system concept; and specifies the working relationship between development and operational test and evaluation (DT&E/OT&E) teams evaluating weapon systems. This instruction also specifies Center organization responsibilities in addition to those described in the TO.