BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 62-601
10 JUNE 2022
Developmental Engineering
AIRWORTHINESS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/AQRE Certified by: SAF/AQR
(Ms. Kristen J. Baldwin)
Supersedes: AFI 62-601, 11 June 2010 Pages: 25
This Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) implements Department of the Air Force
Policy Directive (DAFPD) 62-6, USAF Airworthiness. It applies to all air systems owned, leased,
operated, used, designed, or modified by the United States Space Force, Regular Air Force, the
Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard. It applies to the Civil Air Patrol (see paragraph
4.10.2 for exception). Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this
publication adhere to Air Force Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information
Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition
Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System. Refer
recommended changes and questions about this publication to the office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary (Science, Technology and Engineering), Engineering & Force Management Division
(SAF/AQRE) using the Air Force Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route
Air Force Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. To
ensure standardization, any organization supplementing this instruction must send the
implementing publication to the Deputy Assistant Secretary (Science, Technology and
Engineering) (SAF/AQR) for review and coordination before publishing. In accordance with the
integrated life cycle management chain of authority specified in AFI 63-101_20-101, Integrated
Life Cycle Management, mandates to the program managers and chief engineers in the acquisition
execution chain are not considered Wing-level mandates. Therefore, tiering in accordance with
DAFI 90-160, Publications and Forms Management, does not apply to those mandates. When a
mandate in this publication does apply to a wing/unit-level organization, the waiver authority is
identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. Tiered
compliance statements may be waived by the authorities identified in DAFI 90-160 with the
