scope:

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Marshall Procedural Requirements (MPR) is to establish the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) responsibilities and requirements for Corrective Action System (CAS) activities which fall within the scope as described in Marshall Policy Directive (MPD) 1280.1, "Marshall Quality Management System Manual."

APPLICABILITY

This MPR applies to the personnel, programs, projects, and activities at MSFC and MSFC's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), including contractors and resident agencies to the extent specified in their respective contracts or agreements. ("Contractors," for purposes of this paragraph, include contractors, grantees, Cooperative Agreement recipients, Space Act Agreement partners, or other agreement parties.)

This MPR is only applicable to problems which were identified after the baseline effective date (November 10, 1997) of MPG 1280.4, the predecessor of MPR 1280.4.

Corrective actions taken during MSFC Internal Quality Audits are addressed in MPR 1280.6, "Management Systems Internal Audits." Corrective actions required to correct supplier/subcontractor discrepancies are addressed in MPR 5000.1, "Purchasing," and related instructions. Corrective actions for mishaps are addressed in MWI 8621.1, "Mishap and Close Call Reporting and Investigation Program." This MPR does not apply to, or preclude, those corrective action systems imposed by NASA Program direction or by contract including the Shuttle, Payload, Constellation and Space Station Problem Reporting and Corrective Action (PRACA) flight hardware/software systems.