A review by Oxebridge of the new AS9110 Rev. B standard, for aircraft repair stations, reveals that the revised document does include a number of minor new requirements.
Below is a list of new or modified requirements in the AS9110 B standard, as compared to the Rev. A version. this does not include changes to Notes, definitions, non-substantive typo corrections, or any other change that does not constitute a new or modified “shall clause.”
4.2.3.h: New requirement to report incomplete or ambiguous technical data to the customer and/or author.
5.6.2.h: New requirement that management review include product safety issues; review of audits removed.
6.4: Human factors added to requirements for managing infrastructure
7.1.4: New requirement limiting transfer of work only “in a manner acceptable to customers and authorities.”
7.2.2: Added requirement “org shall use technical data at the contractually specified revision or at the latest revision, if not specified.”
7.4.2.k: Fixed significant typo: organization will flow down requirements for the supplier’s delivery documentation (not “organization’s”).
7.4.2.l: Added requirements for reporting “product malfunctions.”
7.5.1.o: Changed requirement that equipment be “recommended by the manufacturer” to “recommended by the technical data.”
7.5.2: Special processes must now also comply with the requirements of the applicable technical data issued by the design approval holder.
7.6: New requirement that the selection of M&M equipment will consider the technical data.
8.2.1: Improvement plans must be consistent with safety policy and objectives
8.2.3.b: Evaluation of nonconforming process must consider safety and reliability.
8.2.4: Sampling inspection may only be used if compatible with the technical data provided by the design approval holder.
8.2.4: New rules on signing release certificate.
8.3: Additional rule that organization cannot scrap customer property unless authorized.
Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 35 years’ experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and helps establish certification and accreditation bodies with the ISO 17000 series. He is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users. He is the writer and artist of THE AUDITOR comic strip, and is currently writing the DR. CUBA pulp novel series. Visit www.drcuba.world
