AS 9100

SAE AS9100  - Aerospace Standard AS9100 Quality Management Systems – Aerospace -Requirements

AS9100 Revision C was released in January, 2009 and is the latest

This International Standard specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization

a) needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and

b) aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

This Standard is widely used by Aerospace & Defence Industry Supply Chain. The following diagram indicates approximately the size of these industries.

• AS 9100 QMS –Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Orgs -AS Series Baseline Standard
• AS 9110 QMS – Requirements for Aviation Maintenance Organizations
• AS 9115 QMS – Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Orgs -Deliverable Software
• AS 9120 QMS – Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Distributors
• AS 9137 Guidance for the Application of AQAP 2110 within a 9100 QMS
• AS 9101 QMS Audit Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations

• AS9102 - First Article Inspection Requirement

• EIA 649 - Configuration Management Requirements For Defense Contracts

• AS9103 - Variation Management of Key Characteristics

• AS 9104 Oversight of Certification Scheme

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• Risk Management
• Special Requirements
• Critical Items
• Project Management
• Configuration Management  >> Click here to know ISO10007 Configuration Management
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• 6 Additions
• 8 Revisions/Relocations
• 3 Deletions

Goal and Objectives of Changes to AS9100:2009

• Emphasis on product and process improvement (e.g. risk management, critical items, project management)
• Expand the AS9100 scope to include Aviation, Space & Defense
• Provide additional focus on objective of on-time and on-quality deliveries
• Ensure AS9100 standard is compatible for use by all stakeholder segments and by organizations of all types and sizes
• Ensure AS9100 stays recognized by authorities
• Ensure extensive stakeholder involvement in revision effort by the use of a project management approach to solicit input and manage the revision

Summary of Significant Changes

• 7.1.1 Project Management - New requirement for planning and managing product realization in a structured and controlled way.
• 7.1.2 Risk Management - New requirement of implementation of a risk management process applicable to the projects & products; responsibility, criteria, mitigation & acceptance.
• 7.1.3 Configuration Management - Moved from clause 4.3 to clause 7.1 and added details on the different activities to be covered.
• 7.1.4 Control of Work Transfer - Moved from clause 7.5 (Production) to clause 7.1 to add emphasis on having a process for planning and control of transfer activities.
• Product quality and on-time delivery performance - Added requirement to measure "product conformity" and "on-time delivery" and take appropriate actions if planned results are not achieved. The intent is to provide a linkage between the QMS and organization performance.
• Process to be required to address control of Special Requirements, Critical Items and Key Characteristics
• Key characteristic requirements remain unaltered but a new concept is added to identify special requirements from the Customer or internal sources that require additional controls (e.g. risk management) that translates into Critical Items that may flow to Key characteristics for variation control.
• Formal monitoring of Customer satisfaction data - Added the requirement to monitor data and to develop improvement plans that address deficiencies. The intent is to promote continuous improvement of the product and Customer satisfaction.
• Requirements from regulatory authorities. - A general requirement has been introduced in 4.1 to address all the applicable statutory and regulatory QMS requirements in the organization’s QMS instead of keeping detailed requirements in chapters.
• First Article Inspection (FAI) moved to clause 7.5.1.1 and renamed Production process verification "FAI" is the requirement to validate the production process’s documentation and tooling and repeat the process when necessary (i.e. when engineering or manufacturing processes change). The requirement was moved from 8.2.4.2 (measurement) to 7.5.1.1 (production) because it is part of product realization and is not intended to be a follow-on activity.
• Difference between Key Characteristics, Special Requirements and Critical Items. Special Requirements are those requirements that have high risks to being achieved, which require their inclusion in the risk management process. Critical Items, including key characteristics, are those items that have significant effect on product realization and use of the product, which require specific actions to assure they are adequately managed.
• ISO 10007 is referenced after Configuration Management. ISO 10007 is included in a Note for reference only.
• ISO 9001 changes affect AS9100:2009. The AS9100 standard has been updated to stay consistent with ISO 9001, which will continue to be the baseline. The changes being incorporated into ISO 9001:2008 are considered an amendment and minor in nature. No structural changes.
• Length of time to transition to AS9100:2009. 30 months. Companies will be encouraged to upgrade on their scheduled audit cycle.
• New "Scope" statement suggests alternate registrations. If an organization applies multiple standards in addition to AS9100 such as AS9110 (Maintenance) or AS9120 (Distributor) then the registration requirements should be determined by Customer and regulatory requirements. More than one standard registration may be necessary if the Company provides other industry-standard products and services according to its scope of business activities (i.e. a Company that manufactures products and also sells maintenance services). Clause 1.2 Introduction outlines the new applicability statements for AS9100, AS9110 and AS9120.
• Deleted text from Clause 4.2.2 Quality Manual Relationships. The deletion of the requirement to create a document showing the relationship between AS9100 requirements and the organization’s documented procedures was seen as adding no value to assuring product quality above the existing ISO text. Users of AS9100 will still need to identify appropriate documented procedures as an inherent part of carrying out an audit.