MIL-DTL-81927C(AS)
b. A WP shall consist of an individual unit of information containing all data necessary for
a technician to perform a specific task. There shall be minimum referencing.
Referencing within direct procedural steps should not occur except as defined in 3.5.1.
3.2.2 WP technical manual preparation. The preparing activity must concentrate and apply
the requirement of system or equipment engineering design to the development of the technical
data. The guidelines set forth in the LSA or the approved maintenance plan shall also apply.
General guidelines for planning and preparation of WP manuals are defined in NAVAIR
00-25-700.
3.2.2.1 Task development. The task development phase of technical manual preparation is
critical, because it will reflect the arrangement and organization of technical information. Based
on maintenance requirements identified by the task analysis, all tasks and support data should
reflect end item operation and fault isolation/maintenance criteria at the appropriate level(s) of
maintenance. As required in NAVAIR 00-25-700, task analysis is the most appropriate method
of establishing a matrix of task requirements and the sequence of task actions. The depth and
scope of required coverage depends on complexity of the required tasks and the magnitude of
effort defined in the task analysis. Refer to technical content specification for detailed task
analysis and development requirements.
3.2.3 Division of technical content. The division of the total technical content by multiple
manuals and/or within a manual is primarily determined by the volume of data required to provide
the proper depth and scope of coverage for the end item to be supported. The top-down
breakdown of data is as follows:
a. Multimanual set. (See 3.7.3.2.) When the task analysis indicates that more then one
manual is required, coverage may be divided into a set of manuals.
b. Manual. A manual can be of any authorized size that is useable in the user's
environment. One of the primary factors of usability is thickness; the manual is required
to fit into a available protective binder. When a manual exceeds maximum binder size (3
inches), it shall be divided into two or more manuals. When the user's environment
limits the page size of the manual, a smaller manual size can be authorized (see 3.6.2.2).
c. WP. A WP is the first major division within a manual. There is no limit to the number
of WPs within a manual, other than physical size. Normally at least one WP is assigned
for each repairable assembly. Refer to technical content specification for detailed
coverage requirements.
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