Provides format and content preparation instructions for a Subsystem Technical Manual used by operations and maintenance personnel to operate and maintain a subsystem in a state of operational readiness.
The Subsystem Technical Manual is intended for use by operations and maintenance personnel and managers and together with accompanying equipment manuals, shall enable the subsystem to be operated and maintained in a state of operational readiness.
a. This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content preparation instructions for the data generated to support operation and maintenance of a subsystem for operations and maintenance personnel and in conjunction with accompanying equipment technical manuals. The information shall describe the subsystem in terms of functional signal flow, include operating instructions organized by subsystem operating positions. Maintenance instructions shall include text and illustrative material sufficient to perform subsystem preventative and corrective maintenance. Troubleshooting information shall be sufficiently complete to enable maintenance technicians to isolate fault to the subsystem or equipment (black box) level. Subsystem manuals shall contain the element of information described in the following paragraphs, supplemented but such illustrative and tabular material as is necessary to support the required data.
b. The Subsystem Technical Manual can be used alone or in conjunction with other manuals developed by a contractor using DI-TMSS-81675A, Equipment Technical Manual or DI-TMSS-81677B, System Technical Manual.
c. Illustrations and engineering drawings shall be in accordance with DI-TMMS-81678A, Engineering Documentation Product Drawings, Sanitized, or DI-TMSS-81679A, Engineering Documentation Product Drawings, Modified and Sanitized, as stated in the contract.
d. This DID supersedes DI-TMSS-81676A.