Aircraft Component Design | Supplier Risk Assessment

Supplier Risk Assessment

QF-008-003 | Aircraft Component Design

This questionnaire is used for risk assessment and approval of quality systems of suppliers of Aircraft Component Design.

If you have any questions, please contact your Aircraft Component Design representative or Roger Rouillard.
Roger Rouillard — RogerR@aircraftcomponentdesign.com — 413-527-8644 X108

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SECTION 1. COMPANY INFORMATION

Name of the Company(Required)

SECTION 2. QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Quality Management System

1. Do you maintain current registration to Quality Management System standards? (ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, Nadcap, ISO 17025, other) — If Yes, send copies of certification along with completed survey.(Required)

2. Is a Quality Assurance Manual available and utilized?(Required)

3. Is there a self-audit program in place to review both quality and manufacturing procedures?(Required)

4. Is the Quality Assurance department independent of Engineering and Manufacturing?(Required)

5. Is there a retention period for records and it is ≥ 10 years?(Required)

5. Enter Retention Period if NO

6. Is there a procedure or process for back-up and retrieval system for your records/documents?(Required)

7. Is there a procedure for maintaining external documentation; i.e., Specs, Stds, etc.?(Required)

Contract Review

8. Is there a formal review of contracts to identify and incorporate all customer requirements into the manufacture, maintenance and inspection process?(Required)

9. Are certified test reports or certificates of conformance required by purchase orders?(Required)

Procurement Control

10. Are written procedures in use for quality control of purchased material and services?(Required)

11. Do the procurement documents reflect drawing or specification requirements?(Required)

12. Are certified test reports and/or certificates of conformance (CofC) required by purchase orders?(Required)

13. Is there an approved supplier list utilized?(Required)

14. Do you have or use (Sub-Tier Supplier) manufacturing facilities located outside of US?(Required)

14. If YES — Explain what sub-tier components/parts are to be used in ACD purchase orders, Sub-Tier Supplier name, and their manufacturing location(Required)

Incoming Inspection

15. Does Receiving Inspection check incoming material to requirements of the purchase order, referenced specifications and/or applicable drawings?(Required)

16. Are the inspection and test equipment used adequate for the type of inspection performed?(Required)

17. Are periodic spot checks made to verify the validity of raw material test reports and certifications?(Required)

18. Are there procedures for the control and issuance of material?(Required)

19. Are materials handled and stored in such a manner as to prevent damage?(Required)

20. Do materials in the stock area reflect proper identification and inspection status?(Required)

21. Are materials traceable to the chemical/physical analysis, inspection records, certificates of conformance, documents and purchase orders?(Required)

22. Are materials stored to facilitate First-in First-out issuance?(Required)

In-Process Control

23. Do written procedures exist for in-process control of fabrication and manufacturing processes?(Required)

24. Is Statistical Process Control (SPC) applied to the manufacturing process? (Do processes meet Cpk ≥ 1.5?) — Select No if not measured, implemented or does not meet Cpk(Required)

25. Are written procedures used in addition to drawings and specifications for in-process inspection?(Required)

26. Is adequate inspection and test equipment available for in-process inspection?(Required)

27. Is non-conforming material promptly identified and segregated?(Required)

28. Is ≥ 50% of your manufacturing equipment OR equipment used ≤ 15 years old?(Required)

29. If part number requires special process operations, will all the special process operations be performed in-house?(Required)

30. Will part number require Aircraft Component Design to supply test fixtures, jigs, materials or other material owned by Aircraft Component Design?(Required)

31. If YES to Q30 — Does a written procedure exist for Aircraft Component Design supplied materials/items?

32. Does the quality of material/parts to be supplied meet objectives? (OTD ≥ 95% and Out of Box Failure ≤ 120 PPM — must be able to provide evidence no older than 2 months if requested) — Answer NO if unknown or not monitored(Required)

32. If N/A — Please explain

33. Is there a documented change control process and are you aware of Aircraft Component Design's requirements regarding changes? (Key Personnel, processes, engineering drawings/prints/specifications, sub-tier suppliers, location changes, etc.)(Required)

Final Inspection / Test

34. Is final inspection and/or test performed by or under the surveillance of Quality?(Required)

35. Is final inspection and/or test performed by an independent person aside from manufacturing the part/component?(Required)

36. Are inspection test procedures documented?(Required)

37. Are inspection/test results maintained on file for customer review and available to send within 24 hours?(Required)

38. Can SPC data on critical requirements be provided for each shipment of material upon request?(Required)

39. Is there a formal written procedure for implementing drawing and specification changes?(Required)

Equipment Maintenance and Calibration Control

40. Do detailed procedures exist for control and calibration of tools, gages and test equipment?(Required)

41. Is there a formalized maintenance program established?(Required)

42. Is there planned preventive maintenance performed on process equipment?(Required)

43. Is there adequate equipment and inspection measurement equipment in place?(Required)

Control of Non-Conforming Material

44. Do written procedures exist for: Non-Conformance Reports, Identification of Discrepant Material, Segregation of non-conforming material, Discrepant material review/disposition (MRB), Re-test/inspection of reworked material, Closed-loop Corrective Action and Customer Service, Control of Scrap material?(Required)

45. Do management reports reflect root-cause of non-conforming products?(Required)

46. Are root causes published regularly and acted upon?(Required)

Training

47. Is there a training program in place to initially train and update employee knowledge and skills?(Required)

48. Is there an ongoing training record on file for each employee performing activities affecting quality?(Required)

SECTION 3. COMPLETION

Questionnaire Completed By (Name)(Required)

Position/Title(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Date(Required)