TO 00-20-14 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

TO 00-20-14 30 September 2011c. List of all bypassed reviews with justification.d. Total number of certifying technicians (all personnel issued "K" stamps).e. Total input.9.8 NONCONFORMITY AND ROOT CAUSE CODES.Codes shall be assigned to each identified critical nonconformity and its respective root cause. The purpose of assigningcodes is to group similar nonconformities and root causes for trending. Standard nonconformity and root cause codes arelisted in table 9-1. These specific codes shall not be changed. However, PMEL managers are authorized to expand onQP codes for local use, for example: “A01” The item is unsafe or hazardous to use. “A0ld” could represent “Strap tiesnot cut flush” or another category useful to local trend analysis. During trend analysis, a recommended practice is togroup NC/RC sub codes into a single NC/RC primary code rather than diluting your trend data with a large number of subcodes with one or two NCs/RCs in each sub code.Table 9-1. Summary of QP Codes.Critical Quality Nonconformity (QNC) Codes:A01 The item is unsafe or hazardous to use.A01a Item has hazardous foreign object inside (could result in damage or injury).A01b Item does not comply with TO 33-1-32.A01c Item is over-fused.A02 The item is completely inoperative.A03 The item has a function that is inoperative.A04 The item does not meet calibration tolerances/uncertainties for all parameters certified.A05 The item has a physical defect that affects accuracy or reliability.A06 The item is not clean and its condition could affect accuracy, reliability or traceability.A07 The item has a documentation error that affects accuracy or traceability.A07a Item is missing a TO directed limitation/annotation that affects safety, accuracy, or traceability.A07b Date due extended beyond CMS, K-100, or TO interval.A07c Item incorrectly identified.A07d Item certified better than calibration authority specifications or laboratory capability.A07e Improper documentation/missing one or more critical standards from the PAMS/MIS traceabilitylisting/report of measurement.A08 The item has an intermittent function that affects accuracy, reliability or traceability.A09 Test Uncertainty Ratio not maintained, required standard not used/certified at time of calibration, orstandard used incorrectly during ECS out-of-tolerance conditions.A10 Technician not documented as task qualified, affects accuracy/traceability.Non-Critical QNC Codes:B01 The item has a minor safety related defect.B01a Item has non-hazardous foreign object inside.B02 The item is completely inoperative.B03 The item has a function that is inoperative.B04 Reserved.B05 The item has a physical defect that does not affect accuracy or reliability.B06 The item is not clean (does not affect accuracy, reliability, or traceability).B07 The item has a documentation error that does not affect accuracy or traceability.B07a Item is missing a TO-directed annotation that does not affect safety, accuracy, or traceabilityB07e Improper documentation/missing one or more items of TMDE from the PAMS/MIS traceabilitylisting/report of measurement.B08 The item has an intermittent function that does not affect accuracy, reliability or traceability.B09 Reserved.B10 Technician not documented as task qualified, does not affect accuracy/traceability.9-4