Advisory
U.S. Department
of Transportation
Circular
Federal Aviation
Administration
Subject: GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES Date: September 28, 2007 AC No: 150/5380-6B
FOR MAINTENANCE OF AIRPORT Initiated by: AAS-100
Change:
PAVEMENTS
1. PURPOSE. This Advisory Circular (AC) provides guidelines and procedures for maintaining
rigid and flexible airport pavements.
2. CANCELLATION. This AC cancels AC 150/5380-6A, Guidelines and Procedures for
Maintenance of Airport Pavements, dated 7/14/03.
3. APPLICATION. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recommends these guidelines for
airport pavements, as appropriate.
4. PRINCIPAL CHANGES. The following principal changes are incorporated:
a. Added the distress types that were not originally included, as defined within American Society
for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D 5340 Standard Test Method for Airport Pavement Condition Index
Surveys.
b. Added Tables 6-2 through 6-10 to familiarize the user with each distress type and its
recommended method(s) for repair/maintenance.
c. Added generic specifications for maintenance products to provide guidance in selection of
materials and products regularly used for airfield pavement maintenance for use on Airport Improvement
Program funded projects.
d. Added select generic typical details to provide guidance in the installation of materials and
repair procedures.
5. RELATED READING MATERIAL. The publications in Appendix D, Bibliography, provide
further guidance and technical information.
6. METRIC UNITS. To promote an orderly transition to metric units, the text and figures include
both English and metric dimensions. The metric conversions are based on operational significance and
may not be exact equivalents. Until there is an official changeover to the metric system, the English
dimensions should be used.
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