Fundamentals and Procedures of Airframe Maintenance (FM 1-563)

This manual is a training guide and basic reference manual on airframe maintenance and report for airframe repairers. It contains general information on structural repair of Army fixed- and rotary-wing. It is not directed to specific aircraft. For information on structural repairs for a specific aircraft type, refer to the applicable aviation unit maintenance (AVUM) and aviation intermediate maintenance (AVIM) technical manuals for that type of aircraft.