Aeroparts Quality Statement
Due to numerous requests for vendor self-audits and quality information, Aeroparts has compiled this list of business and quality information questions and answers.
Aeroparts does not manufacture any parts in-house.
Vendor Information
Company Name: Aeroparts
Address: 16 Ibis Cl Pakenham Victoria 3807 Australia
Website: www.aeroparts.com.au
Principal products or services: Distributor of Aviation Supplies
Year Established June 2000
Quality Management System
Does your company have a quality manual? No
Does the company have a Quality Management System (QMS)? Yes
Is the QMS certified by a qualified third-party organisation? No
What are the standards that the QMS is certified to? Aeroparts maintains a quality system
that follows ASA-100 standard but IS NOT certified to that standard.
Management Responsibility
Does your company have a Quality Policy in place? Yes
Is there an organisational chart? Yes
Are Management review meetings held? Yes
Are quality procedures in place and available to all employees affecting quality? Yes
Contract Review / Purchasing
Is there a qualification process for suppliers? Yes
Is there an approved supplier list available to purchasing? Yes
Are purchase orders reviewed for accuracy to customer requirements and specifications? Yes
Are these reviews recorded? Yes
Are purchase orders used? Yes
Are purchase orders reviewed by Quality Assurance to ensure customer requirements are met? Yes
Are these customer requirements flowed down to suppliers? Yes
Are these reviews recorded? Yes
Are suppliers evaluated to assure that material supplied meets customer requirements? Yes
Customer Supplied Product
Are customers supplied material/items supplied to your company? No
Design Control
Is design control a part of your operations? No
Document Control
Are procedures in place to control the use of the latest drawing for all areas? N/A
Are there procedures for controlling all documentation affecting product configuration? N/A Is there a procedure for assuring the adequacy of all documents (including changes)? N/A
Inspection
Are incoming materials inspected for conformity to specifications? Yes
Are receiving inspections documented? Yes
Are Purchase Orders available to receiving inspection? Yes
Are certification records available for received items? Yes
Does your company perform In-Process Inspections? N/A
Does your company perform Final Inspection? N/A
Are there written work instructions that provide directions or specific data? No
Is there a system for documenting inspections that have been performed? Yes
Are stamps required to indicate inspections that have been performed? N/A
Are rejected items segregated from other materials to keep from erroneously shipping to a customer? Yes
Are records of inspection and acceptance maintained that show or are traceable to: Aviation Materials, Part Number, Purchase Order Number, Drawing, Revision, Heat/Lot Number, Inspector Identity, etc.? Yes
Are copies of these records available as a part of each shipments certification? Yes, upon request
Measuring & Test Equipment Calibration
Are all measurement devices used for accepting parts periodically checked for accuracy? N/A
Are written records kept on each piece of measuring or test equipment, whether calibrated on site or externally? N/A
Are there written work instructions for calibrating or verifying each piece of measuring or test equipment that is completed on site? N/A
Is there a system for recalling measuring and test equipment on a periodic basis? N/A
Does the system ensure traceability to the National Institute of Standards and Technology? N/A
Non-Conforming Material
Are there segregated areas for the retention and storage of non-conforming materials? Yes
Is there a procedure for segregating and dispositioning non-conforming material? Yes
Are non-conforming materials & scrap clearly marked as such? Yes
Is there a system in place to notify customers of potential non-conforming material? Yes
Control of Quality Records
Do you assure traceability between your supplier and your customers? Yes Material Certification is kept on file for at least 7 years from the date of sale.
Corrective & Preventative Action
Are there corrective action procedures to eliminate the causes of non-conformities? Yes
Are there preventive action procedures in place to prevent product defects or nonconformities? Yes Are these corrective and preventive actions retained? Yes
Does management review these corrective and preventive actions? Yes
Are materials stored in such a manner to prevent damage or deterioration? Yes
Are materials identified adequately? Yes
Is proper packaging used to eliminate the possibility of damage? Yes
Internal Audit
Is there a documented internal auditing program? Yes
Are internal audits recorded and retained? Yes
How often are these audits performed? Semi-annually
Is there objective evidence that corrective action is taken when findings are noted? Yes
Training
Is there a documented training program? Yes
Is formal and on-the-job training documented? Yes
Shelf Life
Is there a documented shelf life program? Yes
Is there a list of materials that have shelf life limits? Yes