Supplier - Inspection Codes

 

HD      Supplier Inspection Codes – For code descriptions see Fairchild Controls website at www.fairchildcontrols.com.  Contact your Fairchild Controls Buyer for code descriptions on Purchase Orders issued prior to 1/25/2010.

 

V01     Fairchild Controls Source Inspection – Fairchild source inspection is required. Supplier shall notify Fairchild Procurement Office when product is ready for source inspection.  The method for releasing product is specified on the Source Inspection Data Sheet (SIDS) form SF-QA017. Fairchild’s Source Inspector shall issue the SIDS to the supplier.  Supplier shall include a copy of the completed SIDS with the parts.

 

V02     Fairchild Controls Customer Source Inspections - Supplier shall notify Fairchild Procurement Office when product is ready for Fairchild Controls Customer source inspection.

 

V03     FAA Conformity Inspection (Fairchild Controls) – Item will be subject to FAA Conformity Inspection at Fairchild Controls.  Supplier shall furnish with this order documentation to support FAA Conformity Inspection.  Documentation shall include, as applicable, Certificate of Conformance, Material Certifications, Dimensional Inspection Reports, Test Reports, and Process/Special Process Certifications.

 

V04     FAA Conformity Inspection (Supplier’s Facility) – Item will be subject to FAA Conformity Inspection at the supplier’s facility.  Supplier shall notify Fairchild when product is ready for FAA Conformity Inspection.  All supporting documentation of conformity shall be available for review including, as applicable, Certificate of Conformance, Material Certifications, Dimensional Inspection Reports, Test Reports, and Process/Special Process Certifications.

 

V05     Fairchild Controls Approved Subcontractor - All subcontractors used to satisfy this purchase order must be pre-approved by Fairchild Controls.

 

V06     Boeing Approved Processors - Boeing Approved Processors- Special Processes and/or Nondestructive Testing (NDT) listed in Boeing document D1-4426 shall be performed by process sources that are listed in, and approved in accordance with D1-4426.  This applies to all suppliers and/or sub-tier suppliers performing said processes and/or NDT. Exception: Processing in accordance with Military specifications listed in D1-4426 are exempt from this requirement, however those processors shall be accredited by the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP).  Supplier shall provide a Certificate of Conformance from the special processor and/or the provider of the NDT service with each shipment to Fairchild.

D1-4426 can be viewed at:

            http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/doingbiz/d14426/

V06A  Boeing Approved Non-United States Sources of Metallic Raw Materials – Ingots and metallic raw material listed in Boeing document D1-4426, shall be procured from United States sources or from foreign suppliers approved in D1-4426.

 

V06B  Supplier shall comply with the requirements of Fairchild Purchase Order Flysheet QA (747-8)

 

V07     FAA/EASA Repair Station - Supplier shall maintain an approved FAA/EASA Repair Station.  A fully executed FAA Form 8130-3, Maintenance Release Tag, completed in accordance with EASA requirements shall accompany each repaired item.

 

V07A  FAA Approved Drug & Alcohol Program – Any employee (supplier or sub-tier supplier) performing work on hardware related to this order shall be subject to an FAA Approved Drug & Alcohol Program.

 

V08     Proprietary Design - Seller agrees not to make any change in materials or design details which would affect the part or any component part thereof with regard to (a) part number identification, (b) physical or functional interchangeability, and (c) repair and overhaul procedures and processes and material changes which affect these procedures without prior written approval of Fairchild Controls, and without revising the part numbers and the originals of all drawings or data.

 

V09     Government Property – Federal Acquisition Regulation 45.5 applies.
 

V10     Fairchild Customer Furnished Drawing – Manufacture and Inspect in accordance with Fairchild Customer Furnished Drawing

 

V10A  Customer Furnished Item – Customer shall furnish a copy of the applicable drawing with the item.

 

V11     (Blank)

 

V11A  Full First Article or Partial First Article Inspection – SAE/AS9102, Aerospace First Article Inspection Requirements – Supplier shall complete and submit a full or partial FAI report in accordance with AS9102 for affected characteristics when any of the following events occurs:

1.      A change in the design affecting fit, form, or function of the part.

2.      A change in manufacturing source(s), process(es), inspection method(s), location of manufacture, tooling or materials, that can potentially affect fit, form, or function.

3.      A change in numerical control program or translation to another media that can potentially affect fit, form, or function.

4.      A natural or man-made event, which may adversely affect the manufacturing process.

5.      A lapse in production for two years.

 

V11B  First Article Inspection of Casting Mechanical Properties- First article inspection of castings requires destructive testing of actual castings for mechanical property verification.  Test coupons must be extracted from the thickest region of the casting, the thinnest region of the casting, and from a third region of the casting representing a critically stressed area, as indicated by Fairchild Controls Engineering.  If casting size or geometry prevents extraction of proper test coupons, testing of integrally cast coupons from each lot of castings may be permitted with prior approval from Fairchild Controls and/or Boeing.  A copy of the test report shall be submitted as part of the FAI Report.

 

Supplier shall complete and submit a First Article Inspection report when any of the following events occurs:

 

1.  A change in the design affecting, fit, form, or function of the casting.

2.  A change in manufacturing source(s), process (es), inspection methods(s),

location of manufacture, tooling or materials that can potentially affect fit, form, or function.

 

V15     Acceptance Sampling - No sampling is permitted on Critical characteristics, sampling is permitted on Major and Minor characteristics under the following conditions:

            1. Sampling is conducted in accordance with ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, starting at General

                Inspection Level II, Single Sampling Plan for Normal Inspection.

            2. The AQL for Major Characteristics shall not exceed 1.0 and the AQL for Minor

                 Characteristics shall not exceed 4.0.

            3. The lot acceptance number shall be modified to C = 0 (Zero)

 

If you have questions regarding sample sizes or the sampling process please contact your Fairchild Buyer or review the Quality Bulletin “Acceptance Sampling Requirement” on the Fairchild Controls web-site at www.fairchildcontrols.com.  Click on Supplier Information & Ratings and select the appropriate Quality Bulletin.

 

V16     3:1 Inspection Accuracy – Supplier shall utilize calibrated inspection and test equipment that is at least three (3) times the accuracy of the characteristic tolerance to be measured.  Fairchild Quality Engineering and Buyer shall be notified in writing prior to award / production if this requirement cannot be accomplished.

 

V17     4:1 Inspection Accuracy – Supplier shall utilize calibrated inspection and test equipment that is at least four (4) times the accuracy of the characteristic tolerance to be measured.  Fairchild Quality Engineering and Buyer shall be notified in writing prior to award / production if this requirement cannot be accomplished.

 

V18     10:1 Inspection Accuracy – Supplier shall utilize calibrated inspection and test equipment that is at least ten (10) times the accuracy of the characteristic tolerance to be measured.  Fairchild Quality Engineering and Buyer shall be notified in writing prior to award / production if this requirement cannot be accomplished.

 

V20     Inspection System – Supplier shall maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) approved by Fairchild Controls via audit and/or survey.  Fairchild shall be notified of any changes in the QMS that could impact product quality.

 

V21     Certificate of Conformance (C of C) – Supplier shall submit a C of C with each order, certifying that the articles and/or service are provided in accordance with all purchase order requirements and shall make reference to the Fairchild Controls Purchase Order Number, Part Number(s), Revision Level(s) and, when applicable, Serial Number(s).

 

V21A  C of C Addendum - Electronic, electrical, electromechanical, and mechanical piece parts and assemblies, including the internal fabrication of hardware, delivered to Fairchild Controls under the provisions of this purchase order shall not have pure tin finishes.  Additionally, any tin-lead (SnPb) plating or solder process/processing shall result in a finish of no less than 3% Lead (Pb) composition.

 

Note: This applies to component leads and terminations, carriers, bodies, cages, brackets, housings, mechanical items, hardware (nuts, screws, and bolts), etc.  This does not apply to MIL-SPEC parts that allow the use of Tin (Sn) with less than 3% Lead (Pb).

 

The sellers C of C shall mean that the Seller or the seller's agent has verified that delivered product meets the above listed composition requirements, or the material meets at least one of the following provisions:

 

a.         Seller or Seller's agent has contacted the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and verified that the specific Manufacture / Lot Date Code of the delivered product meets the specified minimum Lead (Pb) requirement if Tin (Sn) is present in the product.

 

b.         Seller or Seller's Subcontractor has verified by actual sample testing (X-Ray Fluorescence testing is preferred) or other industry acceptable method that a minimum of 3% Lead (Pb) is present in any process that uses Tin (Sn).

 

Seller shall be responsible for managing the compliance with this requirement with subcontractors or sub-tier suppliers, and provide evidence of the appropriate flow-down and management of this requirement to the satisfaction of the Buyer or designate.

 

V22     Brokerage Restrictions Apply - Suppliers and sub-tier suppliers shall certify that all electronic components have been procured from the authorized manufacturer or their authorized distributor.  Any electronic component procured from a brokerage or independent distributor requires prior written approval by the Fairchild Controls Buyer and a copy of that approval shall accompany the order.

 

V24     Manufacturer Traceability – Supplier shall provide traceability to the manufacturer.  Any substitute parts and/or unapproved alternate parts, requires Fairchild Program Quality Engineering approval prior to shipment.

 

V25     Surplus Disclaimer - Supplier shall provide traceability back to the manufacturer (OEM).  Supplier shall certify that the parts are new/unused surplus, parts have not been removed from an aircraft, involved in a crash, subjected to extreme heat, and/or subjected to extreme stress.  Supplier shall also state if the parts were obtained as government or military surplus.

 

V26     Rework Certification - Supplier shall certify that the reworked item is fully compliant to the Fairchild drawing/specification requirement and shall reference the original Fairchild rejection document.  If repair or replacement is required in lieu of rework, supplier shall contact the Fairchild Buyer for authorization and documented instructions.

Note:   Rework – Returns the item to drawing/specification compliance

Repair –     Restores the item to fit, form, and function but does not completely eliminate the nonconformance

 

V27     Calibration Certification required traceable to N.I.S.T.

 

V28     Prohibited Countries – FAR 52.225-13 applies.

 

V29     US Origin – All Materials utilized in the manufacture of this item shall be of U.S.

origin.

 

V29A  Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals – DFARS 252.225.7014 including Alternate 1 applies.

 

V30     (Blank)

 

V31      Raw Material Report - Supplier shall furnish, with each order, a copy of the raw material chemical and, when applicable, physical property report from the mill or laboratory for all raw materials specified on the Fairchild drawing.

 

V31A  Raw Material Report - Supplier shall furnish, with each order, a copy of the raw material chemical and, when applicable, physical property report from the mill or laboratory for all raw materials specified on the Fairchild drawing.  If the supplier elects to exercises the drawing option to use the alternate catalog material; the supplier shall provide, in lieu of the chem/phys report, a certificate of conformance from the material supplier indicating the alternate catalog item number.

 

V32     Fairchild Furnished Material – All materials have been supplied by Fairchild Controls

 

V32A  Fairchild Partial Furnished Material – Some materials have been furnished by Fairchild Controls, see Purchase Order text for details

 

V33     Failure Analysis Report – Supplier shall perform a failure analysis to determine the failure mode e.g. short, open, fractured, etc and the failure cause, e.g. electrical overstress (identify overstress), mechanical overstress (identify overstress), over-temperature, manufacturing (identify process), etc.  The supplier shall document the analysis in a Failure Analysis Report which provides the details of the analysis that are sufficient to support and justify the identified failure mode and the failure cause.  Visual anomalies shall be supported with photographs.  The Failure Analysis Report requires Fairchild approval.

 

V34     Corrective Action Report – Supplier shall propose and justify corrective action(s) to eliminate or mitigate future occurrences, the identified failure mode and cause.  The corrective action, including when the corrective action will be implemented and how the corrective action effectiveness will be verified, shall be documented in a Corrective Action Report.  The Corrective Action Report requires Fairchild approval.

 

V35     Specification Inspection Requirements – Inspection requirements are delineated within the specification listed on the Fairchild drawing/specification.

 

V39     100% Inspection – Sampling is not authorized

 

V40     Statistical Process Control (SPC) – SPC shall be performed on the assigned key characteristic.  The key characteristic is identified on the drawing with a KEY stamp.  A copy of the SPC data chart shall be included with each lot.

 

V41     Test Data – Supplier shall furnish test data in the format specified by the applicable Fairchild Engineering design and/or specification.

 

            If the item has been returned for rework or approved repair, unless otherwise specified in the Purchase Order, test data shall be submitted that validates the rework or repair process.

 

V42     Dimensional Inspection Report – Supplier shall submit a copy of their dimensional inspection report with each order.

 

V43     Fairchild Approved Testing – All test and performance procedures, and changes thereto, must be pre-approved by Fairchild Controls.

 

V44     Specification/Performance Requirements – Supplier shall provide inspection data to support specification and/or performance requirements.

 

V45     Pressure Testing – Pressure testing is required - see drawing and/or specification for requirement.

 

V46     Metric Software Version - Supplier shall provide Metric Software Version Control Data.  Supplier shall complete and submit form SF-QA060.

 

V47     Metric System – The supplier and sub-tier suppliers shall fabricate product and record data using the metric system of measurement as interpreted for use in the United States by “The Metric System of Measurement issued by the Secretary of Commerce in the February 26, 1982 Federal Register”  unless otherwise pre-approved by Fairchild Controls Quality Engineering.

 

V50     PWB/CCA Packaging – Printed Wire Boards and Circuit Card Assemblies shall be preserved and packaged in such a manner as to preclude degradation or damage during shipping and storage.

 

V51     ESDS - Components on this order are susceptible to damage caused by static electricity and are considered Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive (ESDS).  The supplier shall maintain an ESD control program in accordance with ANSI/ESD S20.20 or equivalent.

 

V52     Date Code Limit - Supplier shall furnish no more than two date codes on this purchase order.

 

V53     Solder Testing – Solderability testing required in accordance with ANSI/J-STD-002 or equivalent.  Printed boards must meet the requirements of ANSI/J-STD-003 or equivalent.

 

V54     Coupons - Supplier shall furnish test coupons traceable by lot, batch, or serial number for the item.

 

V55     Micro-Sections – Supplier shall furnish micro-sections traceable by lot, batch, or serial number.

 

V56     The label shall be accompanied by a readability /grading data report as output from a UID Verifier at a sampling rate of at least 5 out of every 30 labels (or 5 minimum for lots of less than 30 pieces) to ensure compliance with the readability requirements of HP 8-30 Rev. - section 4.2.b.   If any of the sampled (verified) labels in a lot or shipment do not meet the readability requirements of HP 8-30 Rev. - section 4.2.b, the entire lot shall be 100% verified and only compliant labels, with reports, shall be shipped.

 

V60     Magnetic Particle Inspection – See drawing and/or specification for requirement.

 

V61     Dye Penetrant Inspection – See drawing and/or specification for requirement.

 

V62     Radiographic Inspection – See drawing and/or specification for requirement.

 

V63     Ultrasonic inspection – See drawing and/or specification for requirement.  Test reports shall accompany each shipment to Fairchild Controls.

 

V70     Perishable/Age Sensitive Material – Material shall have a minimum of 75% of its total shelf life remaining upon receipt at Fairchild.  Marking shall include Part Number, Date of Manufacture (DOM) and Expiration Date or Length of Shelf Life in years, months, weeks, etc.  Marking shall also include, when applicable, Batch or Lot Number.  Kits containing multiple shelf life items shall be marked, at a minimum, with date of the first item to expire.  Elastomer seals shall be packaged and labeled in accordance with SAE APR5316.  Marking shall not degrade the item.

 

V70A  Perishable/Age Sensitive Material – Material shall have a minimum of 90% of its total shelf life remaining upon receipt at Fairchild.  Marking shall include Part Number, Date of Manufacture (DOM) and Expiration Date or Length of Shelf Life in years, months, weeks, etc.  Marking shall also include, when applicable, Batch or Lot Number.  Kits containing multiple shelf life items shall be marked, at a minimum, with date of the first item to expire.  Elastomer seals shall be packaged and labeled in accordance with SAE APR5316.  Marking shall not degrade the item.

 

V71     Unit Packaging - Supplier shall individually package and identify each item.

 

V71A  Unit Protect – Supplier shall package and protect all parts in a manner that will prevent damage and deterioration during shipment and storage.

 

V72     Fasteners, USA - Fasteners shall have been manufactured in the USA.

 

V74     Drop Shipment - Products shall be drop shipped to the address specified on the purchase order.  All Quality Assurance related documentation (C of C's, inspection results, and test results, etc.) shall be mailed to the attention of Fairchild Controls Receiving Inspection.

 

V75     HAZARDOUS MATERIAL  - Supplier shall provide material safety data sheets for any substance that is listed by the Environmental Protection Agency as Hazardous Material, reference Appendix "A" of FED-STD-313.

 

V75A  FAR 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances applies

As prescribed in 23.804(a), insert the following clause:

(a) Definition. “Ozone-depleting substance,” as used in this clause, means any substance the Environmental Protection Agency designates in 40 CFR Part 82 as (1) Class I, including, but not limited to, chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform; or (2) Class II, including, but not limited to, hydro chlorofluorocarbons.

(b) The Contractor shall label products which contain or are manufactured with ozone-depleting substances in the manner and to the extent required by 42 U.S.C. 7671j (b), (c), and (d) and 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart E, as follows:

Warning Contains (or manufactured with, if applicable) *_______, a substance(s) which harm(s) public health and environment by destroying ozone in the upper atmosphere. * The Contractor shall insert the name of the substance(s).

V76     Supplier Inspection Data Record (SIDR) – Supplier shall record and submit acceptance inspection results with each delivery of product to Fairchild Controls.  Acceptance inspection results shall be recorded on Fairchild form SF-QA088. The SF-QA088 form is furnished with the purchase order.  Detailed instructions for completing the SF-QA088 form can be found on the Fairchild Controls web-site at www.fairchildcontrols.com.  Click on Supplier Information & Ratings and select the appropriate Quality Bulletin.

 

A supplier will be permitted an option of submitting their own equivalent acceptance inspection record in their own format in lieu of the SF-QA088 form under the following conditions:

1.      The supplier has submitted a copy of their inspection acceptance record form for each applicable part number to Fairchild Quality Engineering.

2.      Fairchild Quality Engineering approved the supplier’s format for each applicable part number submitted and the supplier received a copy of the approval prior to delivering the product.  (A copy of the supplier’s part specific acceptance inspection record format and Fairchild approval will be maintained on file at Fairchild Receiving Inspection)

3.      The supplier includes with each shipment a completed acceptance inspection record containing the actual inspection results for the parts being shipped.

4.      Any change to the approved part specific acceptance inspection record format must be re-approved prior to submitting product.

 

V77     Fairchild Serialization - Supplier shall mark parts with serial numbers specified in the Fairchild Controls Purchase Order.

 

V80     SCAR Follow-Up – Corrective action follow-up will be performed on these parts to verify implementation of prior corrective action.

 

V90     Warning – Fairchild drawing must be revised.  Contact your Fairchild buyer and/or the Program Quality Engineer.  Fairchild Receiving Inspection shall reject this order and parts shall be dispositioned returned to the vendor (RTV).

 

V91     Pre-Approved Marking & Identification Graphics – All marking and identification reproduction aids such as patterns, templates, silk-screens, etc., used for marking and identification specified on the Fairchild drawing must be pre-approved by Fairchild Controls Quality Engineering.