AFMAN20-116 governs propulsion life cycle management and the processes required to manage U.S. Air Force engines for aerial vehicles.
View AFMAN20-116 on armypubs.army.mil
It covers propulsion asset management, engine accountability, life cycle plans, repair networks, maintenance, and disposal. Compliance with the publication and its attachments is mandatory, with waiver authorities identified by tier.
Applies to: This publication applies to all uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, the Civil Air Patrol, when conducting missions as the official Air Force Auxiliary, all AF civilian employees, and those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms of AF issuances.
Compliance with the attachments in the publication is mandatory.
The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement.
Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.
Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction 33322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
Major changes encompass applicable information from rescinded AFI 20-115, and include identification and clarification of roles, responsibilities, requirements and processes governing management of propulsion systems. This rewrite also addresses exemptions from propulsion management requirements, Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+), Engine Health Indicator/Metrics, Engine Life Cycle Management Plans (ELMPs), and Maintenance Planning Working Group (MPWG) Charters.