Q1

AS 9100 / ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management System (QMS) or equivalent required

Q2

ISO/IEC 17025 or National Equivalent (e.g., UKAS, COFRAC, NIST) QMS approval required for calibration or laboratory service provider

Q3

Nadcap accredited processor required

Q4

Inspection (& traceability) report required

Q5

100% characteristic accountability or equivalent required (<100% acceptance plans require prior approval by the Acra Aerospace Quality Assurance department)

Q6

First Article Inspection report required

Q7  

First Article Inspection Report (AS9102 formatted) required

Q8

First Article specimen approval prior to production run required

Q9

DFAR 252.225-7014 (ALT I) “preference for domestic specialty metals” requirements apply

Q10

Unless otherwise specified, the latest document revisions apply

Q11

Certification of Conformance is required with each shipment

Q12

Test coupons required for each production run and / or lot

Q13

Test report and certification required for each production run and / or lot

Q14

All quality records shall reference the appropriate Acra Aerospace purchase order number

Q15

Certificate of Conformance shall state parts are manufactured from material supplied by Acra Aerospace and reference the applicable Acra Aerospace purchase order and heat numbers

Q16

Significant operation (requires process approval): Once approved significant operation procedures shall not be changed without prior written approval of Acra Aerospace

Q17

All special processes and testing must be performed by a GE approved source

Q18

GE Specification S-400 (Certified Material Test Laboratories) applies

Q19

GE Specification S-1000 (Quality System Requirements for suppliers) applies

Q20

GE Specification S-1001 (Source Substantiation Requirements) applies

Q21

Persons manufacturing or working on Acra Aerospace purchase orders, understand their contribution to:

Product or service conformity

Product safety

Importance of ethical behavior

Q22

Supplier / Seller shall ensure that they have a counterfeit parts prevention program in place

Q23

For Acra provided (or the supplier purchases) material, the supplier is responsible for 100% verifying the material with a handheld spectrometry device, or equivalent.

If the supplier is not capable of verifying the material, the supplier shall cut .200” MIN. in length of the material of each bar/rod/plate and provide them with the shipment. The number of bar/rod/plate (raw material pieces) should be listed on the supplier CofC or related document.

Form QA-099 REV B