This standard contains generic requirements and verifications for properly
incorporanrtg urtegrated diagnostics (ID) into acquisition program events, such as creasing
documents and plans, accomplishing studies and uadeoffs, and conducting reviews and audits.
The diagnostic capability discussed in djs document covers a system’s ability to detect faults
and to isolate the causes of those faults to provide status information upon which to base
decisions, such as is an aircraft safe to fly, what needs to be replaced or repaired to restore a
function, or has a component been successfully repaired.
The various appendices to this standard offer guidance on railoring drese generic requirements
to fit specillc programs and guidance on how to meet these requirements once applied to a
program.