The Logbook and the AWR.

GAH! I CAN'T CLOSE THIS LOGBOOK! ALL THESE AIRWORTHINESS RELEASES HAVE TURNED IN INTO AN OVERSTUFFED DOORSTOP!

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

THE CREW COMPLAINS ALL THE TIME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THEIR OPERATING RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE BURIED IN A HUGE PILE OR AWRS.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR SOP TO PUT THEM IN THE LOGBOOK.

HEY! HAVING LOGBOOK TROUBLES AGAIN?! TELL ME WHY WE HAVE TO CARRY ALL THAT STUFF AROUND ANYWAY.

WE USE MOST OF THE AWR INFO ONLY ONCE. MAKES NO SENSE TO ME.

DON'T LOSE YOUR COOL! YOU'LL BE THRILLED TO KNOW THAT THOSE FAT, LENGTHY AWRS ARE NO MORE. THE LOGBOOK IS GETTING A BREAK.

THIS LOGBOOK IS SLIM AND TRIM. WHAT HAPPENED?

THE AMCOM HEADSHED CUT IT DOWN TO THREE PAGES FROM AN AVERAGE OF 10 PAGES FOR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT YOU ORDER.

HEY, LEMME' SEE THAT' WOW! IT LOOKS DIFFERENT.

WHERE IS MY AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK ENTRY'S PARAGRAPH 6?

YOU REMEMBER THAT THE OLD FORMAT WAS A SINGLE DOCUMENT IN HISTORICAL ORDER. IT WAS ALL CARRIED IN THE LOGBOOK.

WELL, THE AWR HAS A NEW FORMAT AND PARAGRAPH 6 IS STILL THERE, BUT IT'S NOW IN AN APPENDIX.

THE OLD FORMAT WAS FRUSTRATING AND AGGRAVATING.

NOW LOOK..

* THE NEW FORMAT IS PARTITIONED WITH ONLY THE ONE-PAGE AUTHORIZATION AND APPENDIX A IN THE LOGBOOK.

* THE REST OF THE APPENDIXES CAN BE FILED AWAY WHEN THE ONE-TIME USE IS FINISHED.

SO WE NO LONGER NEED TO CARRY THE INSTRUCTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE FORMS?

THAT'S RIGHT. DA PAM 738-751 REQUIRES YOU TRANSFER THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LOGBOOK FORMS ANYWAY. SO THERE'S NO NEED TO CARRY THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LOGBOOK.

AND YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO CARRY THE CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION DETAILS--INCLUDING QUALITY CHECKS--AFTER THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE.

SERGEANT BLADE, THERE'S ONLY ONE PAGE LEFT IN THE NEW LOGBOOK! WHERE ARE THE REFERENCES?

YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO CARRY THE REFERENCES LIST. AND BETTER YET, THE REFERENCES ARE CITED BY NAME INSTEAD OF LIST NUMBER.

NO MORE FLIPPING PAGES AT EVERY REFERENCES TO DECODE LIST NUMBERS

OK, HERE'S THE BIG QUESTIONS: WHEN WILL WE GET REPLACEMENTS FOR THE OLD AWRS?

ALL AWRS NOW COME OUT IN THIS NEW FORMAT.

OLDER AWRS ARE STILL VALID AND WILL BE REFORMATTED AS THEY COME UP FOR REVISION.

HERE'S THE OLD AND THE NEW AWR FORMAT SIDE-BY-SIDE BROKEN DOWN IN SIMPLE CHART FORM.

REMEMBER YOU'LL STILL NEED A FULL COPY TO FILE, BUT YOUR LOGBOOK COPIES WILL HAVE FEWER PAGES.

IT SHOULD BE EASIER TO FIND INFORMATION AND DIVIDE IT WHERE NEEDED.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CONTACT JAMES PROCYK AT AMCOM HEADSHED. HIS EMAIL IS [e-mail]

OR CAL DSN 897-8408, [phone].

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Old all-inclusive        New partitioned
format                   format

1. References            1. Scope
                            (What and Why)

2. Scope                 2. Validity
                            (Supersedes
                            and Terminates)

3. Configuration         3. List of appendixes

4. Operations and
   restrictions          4. Point of contact
   (including
   installation)

5. Special inspection    Signature
   and instructions

6. Logbook entries       A. Restrictions and
                            operation information

7. Termination           B. Configuration and
                            installation details

8. Point of contact      C. Inspection, maintenance
                            and logbook entries

Signature                D. References

Logbook Form 2408-13-1   Logbook form 2408-13-1