New AS 9101 – Quality Management Auditing

SAE’s AS 9101, “Quality Management Systems – Audit Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Organizations” has been updated. The new 2016 Revision F (to replace revision D from 2014) is available now from Document Center as a hard copy or for PDF download.  This document is designed to guide aerospace industry users through the audit process for the requirements laid out by AS 9100.

To ensure the quality of their services, aerospace and defense buyers and suppliers must have a system in place.  The requirements of this system were determined by various Standards-Developing Organizations (SDOs).  These include the International Standards Organization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG).

In order to enforce conformity with these standards, various certifying bodies are charged with the task of auditing.  AS 9101 walks the user through the entire auditing process from basic information to specific tips and requirements. This includes a terms and definitions section to help avoid confusion caused by the language used in the document.

Following this is an extensive section describing and outlining every facet of auditing and reporting.  This includes information on audit activities, planning, conducting audits, reports, specific requirements, and nonconformity management.  It also describes a variety of different types of audits. Appendices A and B provide an acronym log and an extensive selection of auditing forms.

If you are interested in picking up a copy of the new AS 9101, contact us at Document Center.  You can visit our webpage (www.document-center.com) to browse for this standard or any other SAE standard you may need.  Here is the order page for the AS 9101.

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