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Changes and Implementation Strategies for AS9100 Revision D
by Chad Kymal, CTO and founder, Omnex, Inc. T
he aerospace standard AS9100 Revision D was originally planned to be released in April 2014. Many of us close to the standard expected it to be released in May 2016 after the April International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) meeting in Singapore. However, this was not the case; the IAQG decided to release the English version, along with all the required IAQG language, in October 2016. The late release of the standard, with
coupled the September 2018
transition deadline date remaining unchanged, increases the pressure on organizations planning on transitioning to AS9100 Rev. D. Let’s explore the challenges to organizations planning their transition by first understanding the changes that AS9100 Rev. D reflects; deciding on which of the other AS standards should be implemented along with AS9100 Rev. D; and looking at other decisions and strategies, such as using integrated management systems and related software. After that we’ll present the transition deadlines and consider their implications.
AS9100 Rev. D Changes AS9100 Rev. D is built on a base of the recently revised quality management system standard ISO 9001:2015. The drivers of AS9100 Rev. D are the changes found in ISO 9001:2015, along with aerospace additions and other IAQG standards. When AS9100 Rev. D is compared to AS9100 Rev. C, it’s evident that the number of additional “shalls” in AS9100 Rev. D is 66 vs. 53 “shalls” in AS9100 Rev. C. (See Figure 1.) There
are nine subclauses in
AS9100 Rev. D vs. 10 subclauses in AS 9100 Rev. C. There are two new subclauses in AS9100 Rev. D, which are 8.1.3—“Product safety” and
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AS 9100 Clauses/Sub Clauses Definitions
AS 9100 “shalls” AS Requirements under ISO “shalls” Figure 1: Comparison of “shalls” in AS9100 Rev. C and Rev. D Focus Area – AS 9100 Treatment
8.1.3 Product Safety – Also added in carefully selected areas and consistent with 9110 - appears 5 additional times, including definition and 2 Notes.
Human Factors – Added as a consideration in Nonconformity / Corrective Action – 10.2
Risk – Merged current 9100 requirements 8.1.1 Operational Risk Management with the new ISO requirements
Preventive Action – Current clause requirement absorbed into Risk, Opportunities and Nonconformance 8.1.4 Counterfeit Parts (definition in 3.1) – Enhanced in three additional areas
8.1.2 Configuration Management – Clause clarified and improved considerably to address stakeholder needs
Product Realization & Planning – Clarified and enhanced planning throughout the standard
8.5.5. Post Delivery Activities – Merged current 9100 requirements (7.5.1.4 Post Delivery Support with the new ISO requirements- chnaged
7.1.1 Project Management in the AS 9100 C – Combined with Operational Planning 8.1 clause to address user interpretation issues
Design Development and Supplier Management – ISO text has been added back in a few places to meet the IAQG needs
Quality Manual – Note added pointing to the requirements that make up a Quality Manual or the equivalent
Management Representative – Requirement added back in for Management Representative QMS oversight
Figure 2: Changes to AS9100 Rev. C and D.
8.1.4—“Prevention of counterfeit parts.” However, 30 percent of the additional “shalls” were in “Measurement, analysis and improvement” in AS9100 Rev. C, and only 3 percent were in “Performance
evaluation” for AS9100 Rev. D. Product safety, counterfeit parts, and human factors are the big differences between AS9100 Rev. D and Rev. C. The subclause 8.1.3—“Product safety”
AS 9100 C 10
4
53 17
AS 9100 D 9
5
66 16
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