Quality Assurance Department - 5 - Revised 12/21/23
9. Material Control, Purchasing, Shipping & Receiving
Are parts and materials properly identified and stored?
Are damaged materials or materials whose qualities are questionable
properly identified and segregated to preclude their inadvertent use?
Are parts and components adequately protected against the environment
and damage?
Are flammable, toxic, or volatile materials properly identified and stored?
Are sensitive parts and components (oxygen parts, O-rings, electrostatic
sensitive devices, etc.) packaged, identified and stored to prevent damage
and contamination?
Are materials clearly identified with appropriate information to show
traceability to the original manufacturing source?
Are records of inspection and testing maintained?
Is there a visual inspection of all parts/components being shipped?
Are components shipped in appropriate shipping containers?
Is shipping documentation verified to be correct?
Is adequate tooling and test equipment available to perform the work?
If the equipment used differs from the OEM specified equipment:
Is it properly certified as equivalent?
Are there operating and maintenance manuals?
Is maintenance and servicing performed per the manual?
Is maintenance and servicing recorded?
Is the equipment included in the calibration program?
Has the equipment been accepted by the FAA?
Are mechanics, inspectors and supervisors properly trained, authorized,
and certificated for the work they perform?
Are adequate tool and current manuals available to the mechanics?
Are customers’ parts properly identified throughout the maintenance
actions and while in storage?
Is there a work turnover procedure in place?
Are controls maintained throughout the maintenance process to ensure
conformity with applicable standards?
Are serviceable components segregated from unserviceable?
Are smoking, eating, and drinking forbidden in the work areas, as
appropriate?
Are fluid dispensing cans and servicing units properly identified?
Are work records complete, in order, and legible?
Are all test and inspection records in the work package?
Does the record keeping system and retention time meet the FAA
requirement of two years?
Do the maintenance release documents meet customer and FAA
requirements?
Is there a documented procedure in place to ensure scrapped parts are
either returned to the customer or mutilated beyond repair?
Is there a person, by title, responsible for the scrapped parts program?
Is a record of scrapped life limited parts retained for at least two (2) years?
Does the record show the P/N and S/N of the part and the date scrapped?