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AS 9104 Withdrawn in favor of AS 9104/1, AS 9104/2 and AS 9104/3

AS 9104, the SAE Aerospace Standard on Requirements for Aerospace Quality Management System Certification/Registrations Programs, has been withdrawn.  This standard is part of the As 9100 series of Aerospace Quality Management Standards used extensively by the industry.  The replacement documents, the AS 9104/1, AS 9104/2, and AS 9104/3, divide the content of the original AS 9104 into parts.

The last edition of the AS 9104 (Revision B) was released in 2005 and reaffirmed in 2013.  Shortly after the Revision B release, the caretaker organization (the International Aerospace Quality Group – IAQG) decided it was too complex.  Work was undertaken to divide this standard on all aspects of what’s called Industry Controlled Other Party (ICOP) quality management into 3 sections.  These are the superseding parts 1, 2 and 3.

Let’s take a look at the 3 replacement parts:

AS 9104/1, Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Quality Management System Certification Programs

This part was released in 2012.  It is the “keystone” document of the set.  The series is used to insure quality throughout the supply chain.  How?  By creating a methodology for testing and certifying suppliers to the industry that can be accepted internationally.  This overview document provides the general requirements for meeting this scheme.

AS 9104/2, Requirements for Oversight of Aerospace Quality Management System Registration/Certification Programs

This part was originally released in 2007 and updated with Revision A in 2014.  It provides a robust oversight process to ensure conformance to the requirements of the series.  It does so by establishing oversight committees and teams of assessors, and setting requirements for assessments and assessment tools.   Assessment reporting is also standardized here.

AS 9104/3, Requirements for Aerospace Auditor Competency and Training Courses

As this part from 2007 states, an assessment program is only as good as the assessors.  As with many quality auditing systems, need for common requirements for the assessors is a must.  This standard relies on the criteria established by the ISO 19011 section 7 as well as the ISO/IEC Guide 62.  You’ll need to have auditors who meet these specific requirements for competency and have passed the required training courses defined in this Part 3.

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AS 9104/1 just issued on Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Quality Management System Certification Programs

AS 9104/1 2012 Edition, “Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Quality Management System Certification Programs,” has just been released by SAE International and is now available at Document Center Inc.  These requirements are applicable to IAQG (International Aerospace Quality Group) global sectors when utilizing Aerospace Industry Controlled Other Party (ICOP) schemes for the assessment and certification of supplier quality systems in accordance with the requirements AS/EN/SJAC 9104.  The new document notes that it,  AS 9104/2 and AS 9104/3, replace the AS 9104 Revision A from 2005.

The AS 9104, “Requirements for Aerospace Quality Management System Certification/Registrations Programs,” was released in 2004.  At that time there was concern that the content was too complex for just one standard.  So work on the now complete 3 section replacements began.  They are:

The new AS 9104/1, “Requirements for Aviation, Space, and Defense Quality Management System Certification Programs,”

AS 9104/2, “Requirements for Oversight of Aerospace Quality Management System Registration/Certification Programs,” and

AS 9104/3, “Requirements for Aerospace Auditor Competency and Training Courses.”

The original AS 9104, however, has not yet been canceled by SAE.

AS 9104/1 defines the basic requirements for managing the AQMS (Aerospace Quality Management System) certification scheme (commonly referred to as the ICOP scheme).  It is the overview document of the 3 standards.  AS 9104/2 and 9104/3 provide specific requirements for defining the oversight process and the AQMS auditor qualification and training requirements respectively.

AS 9104/1 also provides guidance for the use of the required audit process reporting tools (AS 9101) and provides clarifications and process improvements resulting from the lessons learned during the initial operation of the ICOP scheme.

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