BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
MANUAL 21-102
19 DECEMBER 2018
Certified current on 3 APRIL 2020
Maintenance
ENGINEERING DATA STORAGE,
DISTRIBUTION, CONTROL, AND
CONFIGURATION CONTROL
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil/
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: HQ AFMC/A4/10/A4-EN
Supersedes: AFMCMAN21-2,
25 June 1997
Certified by: HQ AFMC/A4/10
(Col Fredrick G. Plaumann)
Pages: 51
This Instruction implements AFI21-101, Aircraft and Equipment Maintenance Management. This
manual supports guidance from AFI63-101/20-101, Integrated Life Cycle Management, and
AFMCI 21-401, Engineering Data Storage, Distribution and Control, providing detailed guidance
pertaining to Air Force engineering data storage, distribution, control processes, and identification
of Air Force drawing formats. It provides policy and procedures for managing engineering data
stored, distributed, and controlled by authorized Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
Engineering Data Support Centers (EDSC) and repositories within AFMC’s Air Force Life Cycle
Management Center (AFLCMC), Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Air Force Nuclear
Weapons Center (AFNWC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), and Air Force Research Laboratory
(AFRL). This manual applies to all AFMC aforementioned offices and centers that use, analyze,
evaluate, maintain, modify, purchase, or store engineering data elements, configuration
management, and is limited to only that information necessary to accomplish engineering data
storage, distribution, and control within AFMC. All information not directly pertaining to this
process has been eliminated. This instruction does not apply to the Air National Guard or Air Force
Reserve Command units and members. This publication may not be supplemented at any level.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the OPR using the AF Form
847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Form 847 from the field through the
appropriate chain of command. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed
in this publication are maintained in accordance with (IAW) Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363,
Management of Records, and disposed of IAW Air Force Records Information Management