There’s a New AS 9103 Revision A available, “Aerospace Series – Quality Management Systems – Variation Management of Key Characteristics,” and you can purchase a copy in either paper or pdf format from Document Center Inc. This Aerospace Standard provides requirements and a process for “Key Characteristic” (KC) identification, control, documentation, and approval for the industry.
The 17-page standard requires a through assessment of the production/maintenance process with the goal of controlling and minimizing variation in characteristics generated by the process. By establishing common requirements for use at all levels of the supply-chain, there should be an improvement in quality and safety, as well as reduced costs. This is provided by the elimination or reduction of organization-unique requirements, which create inherent variation due to multiple expectations.
AS 9103A represents a world-wide effort focused on aerospace industry improvement. It was written by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) which includes participation by companies from the Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe. The newly released revision coincides with the updated information presented in other IAQG 9100-series standards (AS 9100 and AS 9110). Other changes in the standard requirements were strictly editorial in nature.
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