New technology is likely to help engineers to document work more easily and effectively in the future. Hand-held computers and an Integrated Maintenance Information System will encourage the prompt and accurate recording of maintenance tasks. Modern technology is also being implemented to improve the transfer of information in maintenance manuals to worksheets and work cards. These help to communicate pertinent information to engineers in an accessible and useable format. In the B737 double engine oil loss incident, a contributing factor was that the information, which should have prompted the engineer to carry out a post-inspection idle engine run to check for leaks, was in the maintenance manual and not carried over to the task cards.