scope:

Application

This document defines the common nonconformance data definition and documentation that an internal or external supplier or subcontractor must submit when informing a customer about a nonconformity.

The requirements contained herein may applicable to the process of reporting a nonconforming product to the owner or operator (end item user) if specified in the contract.

General

Reporting of nonconformance data either electronically or conventionally on paper - is subject to the terms and conditions of the contract. This also includes, where applicable, data access under the regulations of export control.

The process of exchanging, co-ordinating and approving nonconformance data (NC-data) via Waiver/Concession or Product Quality Escape varies with the multiple relationships and agreements among all parties concerned. The information provided by this standard forms an architecture for submitting and managing data that allows for concise and accurate communication using various methods. The main objective of this document is the definition of a data set that can be integrated into any form of communication such as electronic data interchange or submission of conventional paper forms.