EB SPEC 2678Q Page 23 of 28 Appendix D
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APPENDIX D: SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FORGING OPERATIONS AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
D 1.0 Forging Supplier Specific Requirements D 1.1 General Forging Procurement Control Requirements a) Procurement Control
1) When providing forgings or forgings in an assembly, suppliers shall utilize only the forging suppliers listed on the Purchaser’s Approved Forging Supplier List, available from the Purchaser. 2) Use of a forging supplier other than one currently approved by the Purchaser requires a VIR be submitted for approval containing the following information: a. Technical evaluation and certifications for forging operations. The may include the forging part First Article testing. b. Quality Assurance Assessment and Evaluation of the following areas: i. Contract Review (Purchase order review) ii. Material Control iii. Calibration of Instrumentation, Tools, and Measurement Equipment
iv. Destructive and Nondestructive Testing v. Control of Objective Quality Evidence
D 1.2 Forging Process Requirements a)
Forging samples must be tested as required in the purchase order, applicable material specification, modification for the material specification, and/or approved forging drawing. Test samples shall be physically identified with the forging traceability number and retained by the supplier as Official Records.
D 1.3 Forging Certification Package Requirements a)
The material test report for the original heat number shall be annotated to reflect the assigned heat/lot number or unique traceability identity number. b) Chemical and mechanical test report submittal to the purchaser shall be in accordance with the requirements contained elsewhere in the purchase order. D 1.4 Suppliers are required to perform on-site audits of their sub-tier forging suppliers unless they are on the Purchaser’s Approved Forging Supplier List (Available upon request from the Purchaser). D 1.5 Record and Material Retention Requirements a) The forging supplier shall maintain the mechanical test specimens, and their respective test results, as Official Records, subject to audit and further analysis by the Purchaser.
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