MIL-DTL-38769E
Electronic Presentation: The manual shall be divided and presented by WUC.
3.1.8 Standardization. When similar systems and components are used in two different series of the same
mission design aircraft, such as the F-15 A/B and the F-15 C/D, the irst three characters of the WUC shall
be the same in both manuals. To the maximum extent practicable, the fourth and ifth characters of
the WUC should also be the same.
3.1.9 Test program. Unless otherwise speciied by the acquiring activity, when the contract contains a
requirement for the collection of maintenance management type data during a test program (see 6.9),
the WUC manual shall be completed prior to the start of the test program (see 6.2e.). The contractor
shall be responsible for making any necessary changes to the manual resulting from the test program,
including the addition of new end items.
3.2 Front matter. Front matter shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of MIL-STD-38784,
except as otherwise speciied herein.
3.2.1 Title. If applicable, an effectivity date notice shall be included on the title in accordance with the
requirements of MIL-STD-38784. All WUC manual changes, supplements, or revisions, that contain a change
to a WUC from one nomenclature to another, shall contain an effectivity date notice on the title. The
effectivity date provided by the acquiring activity shall be used (see 6.17).
3.2.2 List of effective pages. Print Presentation: A list of effective pages shall be prepared in accordance
with the requirements of MIL-STD-38784.
Electronic Presentation: A list of effective changes shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of
MIL-STD-38784 and linked to the data in which they apply.
3.2.3 Table of contents. Depending on the concept under which the WUC manual is to be prepared (see
3.3), the table of contents shall list the code manual contents in the order shown in 3.3.1 or 3.3.2, in
conjunction with the appropriate page reference. The WUC listing shall consist of the irst two characters of
the support general or equipment end item (except for homogeneously grouped items as noted below), and
the title or narrative description of each code listed (see Figure 3). Homogeneously grouped items shall
be listed under the homogeneous group title in alphabetic sequence by end item nomenclature, with the
complete end item WUC contained in the code column of the table of contents.
Electronic Presentation: The TOC entries shall be linked to the data to which it applies.
3.2.4 Foreword or introduction. The foreword or introduction shall be as outlined in Figure 4.
3.2.4.1 Two-chapter manual. The following paragraph shall be included in the foreword for each WUC
manual prepared in accordance with the two-chapter manual concept (see 3.3.1).
"This manual has been prepared in two chapters; Chapter 1 contains Work Unit Code - Noun
- System/Subsystem/Reference Designation Index listings for the weapon system, and support
equipment peculiar to the weapon system. Chapter 2 contains System/Subsystem/Reference
Designation Index - Noun - Work Unit Code listings for the weapon system, and support
equipment peculiar to the weapon system."
3.2.4.2 Three-chapter manual. The following paragraph shall be included in the foreword for each WUC
manual prepared in accordance with the three-chapter manual concept (see 3.3.2).
"This manual has been prepared in three chapters; Chapter 1 contains Work Unit Code - Noun -
System/Subsystem/Reference Designation Index listings for the weapon system equipment. Chapter
2 contains System/Subsystem/Reference Designation Index - Noun - Work Unit Code listings
for the weapon system equipment. Chapter 3 contains Work Unit Code listings for support
equipment peculiar to the weapon system."
3.2.4.3 Standard WUC manual. In the standard WUC manual, the introduction shall contain a brief
description of the codes and their use. The standard WUC manual shall not contain chapters or sections.
3.2.5 Type maintenance, action taken, when discovered, and how malfunction codes. No changes or
additions shall be made to these codes, without prior approval by the acquiring activity (see 6.4 and 6.10).
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