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- Aerospace and Defense QMS
- Process
- Nonconformance to correction
Nonconformance to correction
A rejected inspection creates a quality issue that needs an owner and a traceable correction. Follow one failed incoming characteristic from the inspection to the final effectiveness decision.
Step by step
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Record containment Quality Manager
Quality Manager reviews the linked nonconformance, severity and description while the case is in containment.
- Preserves the inspection source and severity
- Updates Nonconformances, Inspections
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Investigate cause Quality Manager
The team examines the inspection and records the cause on a linked corrective action.
- Records the cause and proposed action
- Updates Nonconformances, Corrective actions
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Prepare approved action Quality Manager
Quality Manager retains the cause and planned action before the action enters its approved state.
- Retains the cause and plan before implementation
- Updates Corrective actions
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Implement action Quality Manager
The assigned owner performs the approved work and records its completion date.
- Names the owner and records completion
- Updates Corrective actions, People
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Review effectiveness Quality Manager
When the action enters effectiveness review, the workflow checks the retained cause and action and the states of linked actions.
- Checks retained cause, action and linked states
- Updates Corrective actions, Nonconformances
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Close linked work Quality Manager
The workflow closes the action and parent nonconformance after linked actions satisfy the review condition.
- Closes action and parent after the linked check
- Updates Corrective actions, Nonconformances
Who does what
Roles and permissions- Quality Manager
- Follows containment and action work; Quality Approver reads the inspection and action evidence; Inspector supplies the original inspection evidence.
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