AS9103

SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright2001SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers,Inc.Allrightsreserved.PrintedinU.S.A.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:[phone]FAX:[phone]SAEWEBADDRESS:(IAQG)withthepurposeofachievingsignificantimprovementsinqualityandreductionsincostthroughoutthevaluestream.Thisorganization,withrepresentationfromAerospacecompaniesinAmericas,AsiaandEuropeandsponsoredbySAE,SJAC,andAECMAhasagreedtotakeresponsibilityforthetechnicalcontentsofthisstandard.INTRODUCTIONThisAerospaceStandardestablishesvariationmanagementrequirementsforKeyCharacteristics.TheStandardalsospecifiesgeneralrequirementsandprovidesaprocesstoachievethoserequirements.TheStandardrequiresathoroughassessmentofthepartproductionprocesswiththeprimarygoalsbeingtocontrolandminimizevariationincharacteristicsbeingproducedbythisprocess.Specifically,theStandardmandates:•UnderstandingprocesselementsthataffectKeyCharacteristics•DisciplineddeterminationofprocessKeyCharacteristicsusingappropriateanalysistoolsforvariationcontrolandreductiontosatisfyCustomerrequirements•Controlandcapabilityassessmenttoensurevariationiswellunderstood•ProcessControlDocumentationthatdefinesspecificcontrolofKeyCharacteristicsandmanufacturingprocessparametersSAEAS9103-2-Thisstandarddoesnot:•Mandaterejectionofanypartthatconformstoengineeringspecification.•Inhibitshipmentoruseofproductduringproductionprocesscapabilityassessment.AlthoughAerospaceStandardAS9103isfocusedonproductionandvariationcontrolofKeyCharacteristics,thisprocesscanalsobeusedasamodelforothercharacteristics,suchasthosethataffectcostanddelivery.SAEAS9103-3-TABLEOFCONTENTS1.SCOPE...............................................................................................................................................41.1Purpose............................................................................................................................................41.2Convention.......................................................................................................................................42.REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................43.DEFINITIONS.....................................................................................................................................54.APPLICABILITY..................................................................................................................................65.GENERALREQUIREMENTS.............................................................................................................66.PROCESSREQUIRMENTSANDOUTPUTS....................................................................................8APPENDIXAGUIDELINESTOMEETINGREQUIREMENTSFORVARIATIONMANAGEMENTOFKEYCHARACTERISTICS.............................................................10APPENDIXBPROCESSCONTROLDOCUMENTEXAMPLE............................................................14SAEAS9103-4-1.SCOPE:ThisStandardisprimarilyintendedtoapplytonewparts,butcanalsobeappliedtopartscurrentlyinproduction.TheStandardshallbeapplicabletoallproductionprocessesthatinfluencethevariationofKeyCharacteristics.1.1Purpose:ThisAerospaceStandardisdesignedtodrivetheimprovementofmanufacturingprocessesthroughadequateplanningandeffectivemanagementofKeyCharacteristicvariation.TheKeyCharacteristicfocusisintendedtoimproveconfidenceforpartfeatureswhosevariationhasasignificantinfluenceontoend-productform,fit,performance,servicelifeandmanufacturability.1.2Convention:Thefollowingconventionsareusedinthisstandard:•Thewordsshall,willormustindicatemandatoryrequirements.•Theword“should”indicatesarequirementwithsomeflexibilityallowedincompliancemethodology.Producerschoosingothermethodstosatisfya“should”mustbeabletoshowthattheirapproachmeetstheintentoftherequirementsofthisstandard.•Words“typical”,”example”,“forreference”or“e.g.”indicatesuggestionsgivenforguidanceonly.•“Notes”areusedforadditionalclarifications.•WordsorphraseswithspecificmeaningpertainingtothisdocumentarecapitalizedanddefinedinSection3,Definitions.2.REFERENCES:2.1AerospaceStandardAS9100“QualitySystems-Aerospace-ModelforQualityAssuranceinDesign,Development,Production,InstallationandServicing”,PublishedbySAE,Warrendale,PA,USA,1999.2.2InternationalStandardEN9100“QualitySystems-Aerospace-ModelforQualityAssuranceinDesign,Dev