BS EN 2000:1992 download.Quality assurance EN aerospace products-Approval of the quality system of manufacturers.
o Introduction
It is essential that products defined by European Aerospace Series Standards (EN) conform with the requirements of these standards, and that the quality of the products be consistently maintained. To this effect, a qualification system, AECMA-CERT, for manufacturer and product is implemented. It is based upon:
— the approval of the manufacturer’s quality
system, as defined in this standard,
— the qualification of the standard product if
required by the EN standards, as defined in
EN 3042.
1 Scope and field of application
BS EN 2000 prescribes the requirements and the procedure for approving the quality system implemented by the manufacturer, for manufacturing EN aerospace products. It also provides instructions for verifying that this approved system is maintained.
It is applicable whenever referenced.
2 References ISO 8402, Quality — Vocabulary.
ISO 9002, Quality Systems — Model for quality assurance in production and installation.
EN 3042, Aerospace Series — Quality Assurance — EN aerospace products — Qualification procedure. TR 3040-1, Aerospace Series — Quality Assurance— EN aerospace products — Part 1 — List of approved in anufacturers’.
3 Definitions
3.1
EN aerospace products
those parts, materials and processes which comply with the relevant EN aerospace standards
3.2
manufacturer
company or organization manufacturing EN aerospace products
3.3
user
body which uses EN aerospace products and is fully responsible for their quality
3.4
mandated body
body designated by AECMA-CERT and tasked with assessing the manufacturer’s quality system against the requirements of Iso 9002
3.5
quaIity2
the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs
3.6
quality system2
the organizational structure, responsibilities, procedures, processes and resources for implementing quality management
3.7
quality management2
that aspect of the overall management function that determines and implements the quality policy
3.8
quality policy2
the overall quality intentions and direction of an organization as regards quality, as formally expressed by executive management
3.9
approval of a manufacturer’s quality system
act by which AECMA-CERT recognizes that the manufacturer has implemented a quality system complying with ISO 9002 for the continuous production of EN aerospace products
3.10
product qualification
act by which it is demonstrated that a product complies with the requirements of the EN standard defining it
3.11
approval certificate
a serialized document in which AECMA-CERT certifies that the manufacturer’s quality system complies with ISO 9002
4 Requirements
The quality system of the manufacturer shall meet the requirements of ISO 9002.
5 Procedures
5.1 The manufacturer wishing to be approved shall write to AECMA-CERT, and specify:
— the description of the products he wishes to
manufacture and the reference of the
corresponding EN standards;
— the names of aerospace companies wishing to
purchase these products from him.
To this request shall be attached:
— a general presentation of the company (organization, products manufactured, manpower, facilities …);
— the company quality manual, or equivalent document;
— the list of approvals or qualifications already granted, and, if any, information about the results of evaluations already performed.
5.2 After examination of the information specified in 5.1. AECMA-CERT shall send a request for evaluation to the mandated body, together with any relevant information.
5.3 After having carried out the evaluation, the mandated body shall write a report, and forward it to the manufacturer and to AECMA-CERT. This report shall include at least:
— a judgement on the quality system: strong and
weak points, deviations from ISO 9002;
— a judgement on the organization and
manpower, and on the facilities implemented for
the intended manufacture of the products.
The mandated body shall also prepare a recommendation for:
— approval or rejection of the quality system,
— required corrective actions.
This shall be distributed to AECMA-CERT only.
5.4 After consideration of this report, AECMA-CERT shall decide whether or not to grant the manufacturer the approval certificate for his quality system, specifying each of the places of manufacture, and the family of products it refers to. The user shall appreciate whether the organization which granted approval and the rules to which they conformed, as well as the evidence produced by the manufacturer, are satisfactory to him, taking into account his contractual committments and/or his legal obligations. If this is not satisfactory to him, the user may conduct or have conducted on his behalf, a complementary evaluation.
5.5 In case of dispute, appeal can be made to the AECMA-CERT appeal committee.
5.6 The approval is valid for a maximum of 3 years.
During this period, audits initiated by
AECMA-CERT may be performed in the following
cases:
— if corrective actions were imperatively
requested during a previous audit, with deadlines
for application;
— complaints by users;
— at random, to demonstrate conformity of the
manufacturer’s quality system.
In due time before the end of this validity period, AECMA-CERT shall perform, via a mandated body, an audit of the manufacturer’s quality system, to ascertain that the previous conditions were at least maintained, and to consider the effect of possible evolutions. After examination of the audit report, AECMA-CERT shall decide whether or not the approval will be renewed.
5.7 Users of EN aerospace products shall report to AECMA-CERT any failure or problem relative to these products.
5.8 The manufacturer shall inform AECMA-CERT of any proposed change with dates in his quality system which might affect the granted approval, and of any evolutions in the company situation (merger, take-over, winding-up…). AECMA-CERT shall examine in each case the arrangements to be taken.
5.9 All information provided to AECMA-CERT shall be treated in accordance with the confidentiality requirements of AECMA-CERT.
6 List of approved manufacturers
See TR 3040-1.