BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 63-140
6 AUGUST 2020
AIR COMBAT COMMAND
Supplement
31 DECEMBER 2020
Acquisition
AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
PROGRAM AND AIR AND SPACE
EQUIPMENT STRUCTURAL
MANAGEMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/AQRE
Supersedes: AFI 63-140, 7 Apr 2014;
AFI 20-114, 7 Jun 2011
Certified by: SAF/AQR
(Ms. Kristen J. Baldwin)
Pages: 17
(ACC)
OPR: USAF/ACC/A4A
Supersedes: AFI63-140_ACCSUP,
26 NOVEMBER 2018
Certified by: HQ ACC/A4A
(Dr. Robert Norcross)
Pages: 4
This publication implements the integrity program requirements related to structural integrity in
Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 63-1/20-1, Integrated Life Cycle Management, and is
consistent with DoD Directive 5000.01, The Defense Acquisition System, and DoD Instruction
5000.02T, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System. It also provides structural management
direction associated with AFPD 21-1, Maintenance of Military Materiel, and designates offices
and procedures that provide Air Force technical and engineering support for air and space assets
utilizing technologies in the structural disciplines. This Department of the Air Force Instruction
(AFI) specifically addresses the structural disciplines of advanced composites, corrosion
prevention and control, low observables supportability, metals technology, and nondestructive
inspection (commonly abbreviated as “NDI”) for non-facilities assets. This publication applies
