TO 00-5-15 TECHNICAL MANUAL: AIR FORCE TIME COMPLIANCE TECHNICAL ORDER PROCESS (27 MAR 2001

TO 00-5-15 TECHNICAL MANUAL: AIR FORCE TIME COMPLIANCE TECHNICAL ORDER PROCESS (01 JAN 2010) [SUPERSEDES TO 00-5-15 (15 MAY 2009) & AFMCI 21-302 (19 DEC 2007)]., TCTOs provide instructions to modify military systems or commodities within specified time limits, initiate special “one time” inspections, or impose temporary restrictions and track configuration on systems or equipment. TCTOs for fielded systems and equipment are planned, prepared and issued by the responsible Equipment Specialist/Technical Content Manager (ES/TCM) (or Modification Manager) under the authority of the affected system/equipment Program Manager/Supply Chain Manager (PM/SCM). The Technical Order (TO) Manager is responsible for assisting an ES/TCM or Modification Manager with the development and publication of TCTOs and related TO Updates. This TO prescribes instructions and procedures for the Air Force TCTO process (see Figure 1-1 TCTO Development Flow Diagram, and Figure 1-2, TCTO Implementation Flow Diagram). This TO incorporates TCTO-related procedures from AFMCI 21-302, Processing Interim Technical Orders and Rapid Action Changes, AFMCMAN 21-1, AFMC Technical Order System Procedures, and portions of the OO-ALC TCTO KAIZEN Rapid Improvement Event (RIE).