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1 AIR CARRIER SECTIONPage 1 of 67/3/2000 Table of ContentsSectionSubjectPage1 Quality Control/Documentation22 Personnel Training33 Measuring and Test Equipment (Stds/Refs material)34 Work Processing45 Facility s Operational Environment 56 Records57 Certificates and Reports58 Shipping6 Note: This checklist is presented as a convenience tool for use at the auditor s was designed for use at a facility whose primary function involves the calibrationof precision tooling. It was not designed for use at a FAA 145 Repair AIR CARRIER SECTIONPage 2 of 67/3/20001.

2 Quality Control/Documentation YESNON/A A. Does the laboratory have an established quality program and is the program appropriate to the type, range and volume of calibration activities?(Operational certifications: ANSI, ISO, MIL-STD, FAR)_____|_____|_____B. Does the current quality manual state the laboratory spolicies and operational procedures for: (obtain a copy)1) Establishing and changing calibration intervals?_____|_____|_____2) The technique used for determining measurementuncertainty and calibration/verification adequacy?_____|_____|_____3) Achieving traceability of measurements?

3 _____|_____|_____4) Calibration, verification and maintenance of equipment? _____|_____|_____5) Address out-of-calibration condition?_____|_____|_____6) Is the manual readily available to laboratory personnel? _____|_____|_____C. Where appropriate, does documentation identify the person, by title, and back-up person, by title, responsible for the:1) Quality program?_____|_____|_____2) Inspection Systems?_____|_____|_____3) Internal calibration systems?_____|_____|_____4) Technical documentation (manufacturer s calibration procedures, customer requests and instructions)?

4 _____|_____|_____5) Shelf-life limited items?_____|_____|_____6) Scrap (disposition of unusable parts)?_____|_____|_____D. Does the vendor have an active internal audit andsurveillance function?_____|_____|_____1) Are internal audit results documented, and do theyinclude non-compliance corrective action items?_____|_____|_____E. Does the documented corrective action system include apreventive action system with follow-ups that notifyclients whose work may be affected? Are those systemseffective?_____|_____| AIR CARRIER SECTIONPage 3 of 67/3/2000 YESNON/A2.

5 Personnel/TrainingA. Does the vendor have a sufficient number of trained andexperienced personnel to conduct the calibrations beingperformed?_____|_____|_____B. Does the vendor have an active training program thatdocuments formal and OJT activities?_____|_____|_____C. Are records on the qualifications, training, skills andexperience of the technical personnel current and available? _____|_____|_____3. Measuring and Test Equipment (Stds/Refs Material)A. Does the laboratory have a tool calibration program?_____|_____|_____B. Are all equipment used for calibration activities beingproperly maintained/calibrated per documented procedures,and identified to indicate their calibration or serviceabilitystatus?

6 _____|_____|_____C. Is the overall calibration program designed and operated soas to ensure the measurements made by the laboratory aretraceable to national, international, or intrinsic standards ofmeasurement?_____|_____|_____D. Are precision tools and instruments stored in a manner thatprevent damage and not affect calibration?_____|_____|_____E. Do records:1) Identify equipment?_____|_____|_____2) Show date calibrated and calibration due date?_____|_____|_____3) Identify individual/vendor that performed calibration?_____|_____|_____4) Reflect P/N and S/N of standard/ref.

7 Material used toperform the calibration?_____|_____|_____5) Have a certificate for each item calibrated by anoutside agency?_____|_____|_____6) Reveal details/history of adjustments and repairs?_____|_____|_____7) Indicate calibration interval?_____|_____|_____F. Is the calibration recall system effective? number of items sampled _____ errors found_____ _____|_____| AIR CARRIER SECTIONPage 4 of 67/3/2000 YESNON/A4. Work ProcessingA. Does the laboratory have all the necessary equipment(including reference material) required for the correctperformance of calibration/verifications being requested?

8 _____|_____|_____B. Upon receipt of an item, is the item inspected and anymiss-handling, storage or transportation problemsrecorded on the work instructions?_____|_____|_____C. Does the laboratory have a documented procedure toConsult with the customer, whenever:1) There is any doubt as to the item s suitability forcalibration?_____|_____|_____2) The calibration required is not fully specified?_____|_____|_____3) The item does not conform to the description provided? _____|_____|_____4) The calibration is to be sub-contracted?_____|_____|_____D.

9 Do documented calibration procedures conform toestablished standards, and:1) Identify equipment to be calibrated by: manufacturer,Model number , |_____|_____2) Identify applicable measurement standards andtest accuracy requirements?_____|_____|_____3) List the acceptable tolerance for each instrumentparameter being calibrated?_____|_____|_____4) Include sufficiently detailed calibration instructionsand documentation results?_____|_____|_____5) Provide an acceptable test accuracy ratio betweenmeasurement standards and the instrument beingcalibrated?

10 _____|_____|_____6) Identify any unusual environmental control requirementsand adequate compensation and/or corrections to beapplied in instances where the defined environmentalconditions cannot be met?_____|_____| AIR CARRIER SECTIONPage 5 of 67/3/2000 YESNON/AE. Does the vendor employ a sub-contractor for any part ofthe proposed calibration?_____|_____|_____IF YES:Can the vendor demonstrate that its sub-contractor iscompetent to perform the activities in question, byproducing details of its vendor approval (normally a check-list similar to this, covering the sub-contractor)?