Attachment_5_LADS_TM_AQL.pdf

Attachment 5

Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL)

TM Size Sample Review Size Percent of Critical Errors* Percent of Major Errors* Rejected

Less than 50 WP's All WPs 10% 25% Yes

50 or more WP's 25% of total WPs 10% 25% Yes

AQLs

* Refers to the percentage of Sample Review Size that contains that particular error.

AMC-R 25-76 APPENDIX A, Explanation and Classification of Defects for Technical Publications

1. Critical. A defect affecting safety of personnel or damage to equipment. Such a defect is serious enough to warrant delaying of publication of manuals or preparation of an immediate change to the manual to prevent injury to personnel or damage to equipment and is reported to the proponent command for concurrence or comments. For IETMs, inability to load or navigate is a critical defect.

2. Major.

a. A defect causing lost time to Department of the Army Equipment Publications (DAEP) user or affecting materiel readiness, but not classified as critical. Because of inadequate or inaccurate information, this type of defect may prevent the user from performing the particular test or repair function, or it may cause the user considerable loss of time or difficulty in performing a particular function.

b. A defect that prevents the user from identifying, locating, or requisitioning repair parts or special tools required to accomplish a maintenance function, and therefore causes a considerable loss of time performing the function.

c. A major defect may require an expedited print request. Unless a waiver is obtained, major defects must be corrected in a publication change submitted to APD for printing/ replication. Corrections must be made within 120 days of notification or identification of need for change.

d. Non-compliance with content specifications/standards is a major defect except for:

i. Non-compliance affecting safety of personnel or damage to equipment. These would be classified as critical.

ii. At discretion of reviewer, minor non-compliance such as for format. These would be classified as other.

3. Other defects and comments.

a. Defects involving the technical accuracy or content of a DAEP. This type of defect does not materially reduce the usability of the DAEP but may cause inconvenience and difficulty to the user in following instructions or in obtaining the required information. This level includes typographical or editorial errors not affecting accuracy or clarity.

b. Comments covering improvements of existing material. The material, as presented, may not be specifically prohibited by DA or AMC directives. However, improvements could prove to be cost effective, benefit the user, etc. The recommendations are not based on the opinion of an individual reviewer, but are based on the best judgment of many reviewers and the fact that if the instruction or other portion of the DAEP is not clear to the reviewer, it will not be clear to the user.