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AC 00-56 Certification Overview

The document outlines the AS9100 and AS9120 standards for organizations in the aviation, space, and defense industries, emphasizing the importance of delivering quality products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. It details the benefits of certification, including recognition as a certified supplier and economic advantages from improved processes. Additionally, it mentions DQS's role in providing conformance assessments to FAA AC 00-56 for civil aircraft parts distributors to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement.

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AC 00-56 Certification Overview

The document outlines the AS9100 and AS9120 standards for organizations in the aviation, space, and defense industries, emphasizing the importance of delivering quality products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. It details the benefits of certification, including recognition as a certified supplier and economic advantages from improved processes. Additionally, it mentions DQS's role in providing conformance assessments to FAA AC 00-56 for civil aircraft parts distributors to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement.

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Aviation, Space &

Defense Standards
AS9100 & AS9120

DQS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS | 1 5 0 0 M CCO N N O R PA R KWAY S U I T E 4 0 0 | SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173 | 800-285-4476 | [Link]

Being able to deliver quality products on time is key


to the aviation, space and defense industries.
Products and services must meet, and whenever possible exceed, the customers’
expectations as well as customer, statutory, and regulatory requirements. The Aviation,
Space, and Defense industries have developed their own series of standards for
organizations within their supply chain to support these needs that are based on the
internationally successful ISO 9001 standard.

The series is designed for organizations as follows:

• AS 9100- organizations that design, develop and/or produce aviation, space and
Benefits of AS9100 & AS9120
defense products and services and organizations providing post-delivery activities,
• Listing in the OASIS database as a including the provision of maintenance, spare parts, or materials of their own
certified supplier and recognition products and services
by the aviation, space, and defense
• AS 9120-organization that procure parts, materials and assemblies and resells these
industry
products to customers in the aviation, space and defense industries.
• Economic benefits from the clear
structuring of product/process The internationally recognized standards of the 9100 series contain additional
information requirements such as:

• Continuous improvement of processes


1. Implementation of a suitable configuration management process
and workflows, as well as their results
2. Production process verification
• Certificates are recognized anywhere 3. Risk management
in the world because they contain all
4. Measurement of product conformity and on-time delivery
relevant sector identifications
5. Notification requirement in case of non-conforming product already shipped
• Conformance and effectiveness of 6. Formal monitoring of customer satisfaction, including information from customers
assessments
7. Program management
AC 00-56 Voluntary Industry
8. Control of counterfeit and unapproved parts
Distributor Accreditation Program
9. Product safety
One other service that DQS provides is a
conformance assessment to FAA AC 00-
Conformity and Value Generation
56. AC 00-56 is a program for accrediting
civil aircraft parts distributors based on
voluntary industry oversight. The Federal With an independent assessment, DQS Inc. can assess the conformance and
Aviation Administration (FAA) strongly effectiveness of an organization’s quality management system. In addition, the auditors
endorses participation in such a program focus on the identification of improvement potential. Finally, audits also result in
to help certificated persons establish
an increased awareness of whether or not the management system is suitable for
the eligibility of parts and products for
achieving the desired results. With value generating audits, the ideal certification body
installation on U.S. type-certificated (TC)
products. will provide direction for decision-making processes.

MAJOR DQS
D Q S Inc. SHAREHOLDERS

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