DPAS SCR: 02246

• SCR Number
  02246
• Title
  "X", "/" & "-" Symbol Use
• DPAS Module
  MU
• Reporting Organization
  USAF - FH-AFHAF
• State
  New
• History
  3/3/2026
• Description
  Change Request: 
  Policy / Regulatory

   

  Description: 
  Per TO 00-20-1 and throughout the aircraft and equipment maintenance community utilizing red "X"; "-"  "/"  symbols on maintenance documents is to make system status instantly apparent. They indicate the condition, fitness of operation, servicing, inspection, and maintenance status of the aerospace vehicle or equipment. The Red X represents the most serious possible condition. This will also make the MIS consistent with AFTO 244 documentation requirements, IAW TO 00-20-1.  Non-use of symbols creates a safety issue as symbols inform operators of the condition of the equipment whereas FMC, NMC, & PMC are used to indicate a status to equipment owners/maintainers and higher level leaders for decision making and data mining.
  
  

  Recommended: 

  Within the M&U module, add the following symbols in Red colored font: "X"; "-"  "/" documentation capability to indicate condition of equipment via work orders. Create a toggle at the Maintenance Program Level to select "Use of Symbols". Once selected, the ELMS 244 will not read FMC, PMC, or NMC, but X, /, - and an additional field will be populated in the Sub-Work Order for the symbol. Logic behind the symbols will need to be set at the Sub Work Order level: NMC of any variant = "X", PMC = "/" and FMC work orders need to have the option of "/" or "- " set by the user.
  
  

  Mission Critical: 
  

  DAFI 21-101, AFTO 00-20-1
  
  

  Benefits: 
  This will allow AFTO Form 244 documentation to meet current technical order 00-20-1 and AFI requirements and provide users the ability to immediately identify the condition of support equipment, mitigating the safety issue; aligns with the acft mx community's standardization of using symbols on maintenance documents to make important notations instantly apparent.

   

  Frequency: 

  Hourly

   

  Users: Approximately 12K ELMS M&U users and maintenance personnel utilizing equipment within the AvSE functional community will be affected. The total number of work orders/transactions is dynamic (open/closing work orders).