AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE

FORMS
A quick look at common maintenance forms

Military aircraft maintenance are a part of the 781 series of

forms
Universal across multiple airframe platforms as well as service
branches
This allows for easier translatability between each of the
service components
Proper upkeep of forms documentation is crucial for
maintenance technicians
There is typically a binder for each aircraft tail number that
contains the following: 781, 781F, 781H, 781A, 781J, and 781K

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE FORMS

781

Pilots flight data sheet

For record of sorties or flying hours for input
Is to be completed by pilots and debrief

Typically known as the forms

front cover

Contains all aircraft pertinent

data like tail number, pilot
name(s), crew chief name(s),
mission design series, its
home station, and the like

Essentially it tells who owns

it and what the aircraft is

781
F

781 H

Easily remembered as
Hows my jet
Contains aircraft flying
status (grounded or flyable)
Lists all major daily
inspections related to flying
Tracks aircraft daily flight
times
Reverse side details any
servicing, to include fuel,
oxygen, oil, and hydraulic
fluid, for trend analysis.

Used to document aircraft

discrepancies

Also displays a space for

detailed corrective actions
and technical manual used
for repair

Allows for annotation of

who discovered the
discrepancy and the
technicians responsible for
the repair

781 A

Used for Jet Engine Times

Record of total engine operating and airframe flying times

Also has tracking for oil added for trend analysis

781 J

781
K

Used to track Kalendar

inspections
These inspections are
driven by either flying
hours or calendar days
Also used to detail any
delayed discrepancies,
which are ones that require
extensive time to repair,
but dont affect
airworthiness

SUMMARY

Maintenance forms used to document discrepancies

Each aircraft has a set of forms to include 781, 781F, 781H,

781A, 781J, and 781K
All maintenance technicians are responsible for the upkeep
and accuracy of each form
All military service branches use the same type of forms