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About AS-9100 AS-9100 published August 2001 is the aerospace version of ISO 9001:2000 written by a technical committee G-14 (American Aerospace Quality Group AAQG) of the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) published August 2001. It is titled: Quality Systems - Aerospace - Model for Quality Assurance in Design, Development, Production, Installation and Servicing. The standard adds the appropriate aerospace requirements to the text of ISO 9001:2000. AS-9100 replaced AS-9000 which had been based on ISO 9000:94, but the aerospace additions remained essentially the same. The current AS 9100 standard contains approximately. The Standard has approximately 80 additional requirements plus other requirements and 18 amplifications to ISO 9001:2000. Some of the biggest changes since AS9000 are in: Internal Quality Audits AS9120, Aerospace Requirements for Stockist Distributors It was published 10/02. The standard is based on ISO 9001:2000 and specifies additional requirements that are applicable to distributors. AS9120 aims at the growing number of organizations that deal directly with OEMs and accumulate aerospace materials and products for resale. These distributors, or stockists, add a vital service to the industry but can also affect product performance if they fail to handle parts and materials correctly or lose a part's chain of custody from the OEM to the customer. AS9120 also complements AS9100 and is planned for use by OEMs (although it's available to anyone in the aerospace supply chain). It's intended to replace SAE standard AS7103, which is currently listed in the FAA's Advisory Circular 00-56, Voluntary Industry Distributor Accreditation Program. This standard only applies to "pass through" distributors (i.e., businesses that only accumulate and distribute parts and materials rather than add value or work on the products themselves). Value-added distributors are subject to the appropriate requirements of AS9100. AS9110 Quality Maintenance Systems - Aerospace - Requirements for Maintenance Organizations, January 2003 by G-14 Americas Aerospace Quality Group (AAQG). AS9110 focuses on the maintenance, repair and overhaul aspects of the aerospace business. Aircraft are designed to perform for 50 years or longer, but properly maintaining them is essential for continued safe operation. Thus, MRO requirements are an important part of an aerospace product's total life cycle. As more original equipment manufacturers enter into maintenance agreements with their customers, the same quality system aspects that prevail during manufacturing must also be present when a product is serviced. Although airlines currently use other organizations and requirements to approve repair stations, OEMs believe that AS9110 offers robust and comprehensive requirements that can be applied to all levels of the MRO process. AS9110 complements the expanded use of ISO 9001 by major aerospace repair stations worldwide and provides necessary guidance for the Federal Aviation Administration's new requirements that concur with recently published revisions to Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 145. The Society of Automotive Engineers Aerospace division (SAE Aerospace) has been selected by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) to house and maintain an important informational database called OASIS (Online Aerospace Supplier Information System). The OASIS database will allow the many worldwide suppliers to the aerospace industry to verify their audited compliance to AS9100, EN9100, JISQ9100 and other international quality specifications. AS 9103 Variation management of key characteristics 10/01/01 Both prescribe how to do these tasks, and are sometimes made contractual requirements for AS 9100 registered firms. They are also available from the SAE. Background (Excellent description from NIST) In August 1997, SAE International's American Aerospace Quality Group (AAQG) published AS9000: Aerospace Basic Quality System Standard. AS9000 replaced an earlier draft of the standard, SAE Aerospace Resource Document (ARD) 9000, published by SAE in October 1996. AS9000 was based on input by a number of large aerospace prime contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, GE Aircraft Engines and others. Subsequently, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Aerospace Technical Committee (TC) 20, in association with the AAQG in the U.S. and the European Association of Aerospace Industries (AECMA) in Europe and other countries such as China, Japan, Mexico and Brazil, developed a quality system standard for use by aerospace companies. Development of the standard was supported by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG). In late 1999, ISO 9100 was published. It was released as in the United States, Europe and Japan as AS9100, PrEN 9100, and the Society of Japanese Aerospace Companies (SJAC) 9100 respectively. Purpose AS 9100, like its predecessor, AS 9000, seeks to assure customer satisfaction by having aerospace industry manufacturers produce world class quality products at the lowest possible cost. AS9100 standardizes, to the maximum extent possible, the quality system requirements of the aerospace industry. Standardization of such requirements can result in cost savings due to the elimination or reduction of unique requirements developed for each different customer. Content In addition to the requirements listed in ISO 9001:1994, AS 9100 also includes aerospace sector specific requirements, which were felt to be necessary to assure the safety, reliability and quality of aerospace products. These include requirements in the areas of: -configuration management -reliability, maintainability, and safety -design phase, design verification, validation, and testing processes -approval and review of subcontractor performance -verification of purchased product -product identification throughout the product's life cycle -product documentation -control of production process changes -control of production equipment, tools, and numerical control machine programs -control of work performed outside the supplier's facilities -special processes -inspection and testing procedures, methods, resources, and recording -corrective action -expansion of the internal audit requirements in ISO 9001t -first article inspection -servicing, including collecting and analyzing data, delivery, investigation, and reporting -control of technical documentation -and the review of disposition of nonconforming product The quality system requirements specified in the international standard were intended to be complementary (not alternatives) to contractual requirements and applicable law and regulatory requirements. Unlike standards in other areas, AS 9100 recognizes the role of regulatory authorities in the establishment of quality system requirements for aerospace manufacturers. Registration The requirements for registration of an aerospace manufacturer's quality management system to AS 9100 are contained in SAE AIR 5359, Requirements for Registration of Quality Systems to AS9000 or AS9100, developed by the American Aerospace Quality Group (AAQG). These requirements, which can be obtained from SAE, are to be applied by the American National Standards Institute-Registrar Accreditation Board (ANSI-RAB) or by other registrar accreditation bodies. Registrars must meet the criteria listed in of this document. Aerospace companies should check with their customers regarding the use of AS 91000 and any requirements for registration. Requirements of SAE AIR 5359 include: Assignment and quality classifications of auditors and auditor team AS9100's Future The IAQC agreed in March 2000 to align the requirements of ISO 9100, AS9100, PrEN 91000 and SJAC 9100 with the requirements of the year 2000 edition of ISO 9001 (ISO 9001:2000). The IAQG has established an international team to align the specific industry requirements contained within 9100 to the revised content and format of ISO 9001, year 2000 version. The IAQG Team is planning to complete their work by the summer of 2001.The existing version of ISO 9100 and AS 9100 will remain available for use until November 2003, to allow users time to transition to the new version under development.
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