RMC Auditor Review Sub-team Report January 17, 2012 San Diego, CA
Sub-Team Voting Members Will Tate (TL), Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Div Susie Neal, Goodrich Roger Pelletier, Bombardier Aerospace Rick Downs, Cessna-Textron David Day, GE* Robert Flaharty, Spirit Aerosystems Ty Smith, Northrop Grumman* Bryan Milne, Gulfstream Jeffery Long, UTC (Pratt & Whitney) Kristine Armstrong, Rockwell Collins Eduardo Lorenzo Castro, Embraer Mike Roberts, The Boeing Company Mel Jeppson, ATK *New Member
Sub-Team Charter This sub-team is responsible for: Americas SMS Review and recognition of Accreditation Bodies (AB), Certification/Registration Bodies (CB), auditors, trainers for Aerospace Quality Management Standards (AQMS), auditor competency training and auditor approvals for all of the Aerospace AQMS i.e. AS 9100, AS 9110, AS 9120.
Total Auditors Approved / Total Rejected Sep 09, 2011 to Jan 13, 2012 AS 9100:2009 AEA/AIEA - 9/1 AA - 5/1 AS9120 AEA/AIEA – 0/0 AA – 0/0 AS 9110:2009 AEA/AIEA – 1/0 AA – 0/0
Reason for Auditor Rejections: Reason for Auditor Rejections: 2010 2011 Didn’t Meet Work Experience Reg: 80% 87% Witness Audits/Training Not complete: 20 % 13% CBs & Training Courses Sep 2011 – Jan 13, 2012 No Training Courses Have Been Reviewed or Approved No Trainer/evaluators were approved No CBs have been approved
Concerns Auditor work experience issues Definition in AS9104 not specific in definition of prime supplier Recent applicants experience does not meet AS9104 Some Improvement noted last 2 months of year Issues with RABQSA submissions for concurrence Provided RABQSA additional guidance on experience requirements (included in review matrix used by RABQSA) RABQSA/applicant requesting review of experience prior to full application Not all required documentation provided to auditor review team (few) Telecons to address applicant appeals (clarify experience) - Approved
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