Aerospace and medical
AS9100: Quality management systems, requirements for aviation, space and defence organisations
The quality management standard for aviation, space and defence suppliers, published by the IAQG member organisations.
Reference noteThis page is an independent plain-language summary written by QUALITAS TR. It does not reproduce the standard. Always work from the current official edition, available from SAE International on behalf of the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) (official page). QUALITAS TR supports organisations against this standard; it does not certify them.
01Purpose
AS9100 (EN 9100 in Europe, JIS Q 9100 in Japan) adds aviation, space and defence requirements to ISO 9001.
02Scope
Applies to organisations that design, develop or produce aviation, space and defence products. Certification is issued by accredited certification bodies and recorded in the IAQG OASIS database.
03Main requirements
- Product safety and human factors
- Configuration management
- Prevention of counterfeit parts
- Key characteristics and critical items
- First article inspection, commonly to AS9102
- Control of special processes
- Foreign object damage prevention
- On-time delivery and product conformity monitoring
04Typical applications and industries
Aerospace and defence machining, sheet metal, composites, special processes and assemblies.
05Audit and inspection considerations
- Is FAI complete and current for each part?
- Are special processes approved?
- Is configuration controlled?
- Is FOD prevention effective?
06Common nonconformities
- Incomplete FAI records
- Counterfeit prevention procedure not applied
- Unapproved special process sources
07How QUALITAS TR can support
We audit aerospace suppliers through QMS audits and perform first article inspections.