QABY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 63-140
6 AUGUST 2020
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
Supplement
15 JULY 2022
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS APPLIED ON
13 FEBRUARY 2023
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 Certified by: SAF/AQR
(Ms. Kristen J. Baldwin)
Supersedes: AFI 63-140, 7 Apr 2014
AFI 20-114, 7 Jun 2011
Pages: 39
(AFMC)
OPR: USAF/HQ AFMC EN Certified by: AFMC A4/10-EN
(Mr. Sean Coghlan, NH-IV)
Supersedes: AFI20-114_AFMCSUP, 8 December 2017 Pages: 25
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
