scope:

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Marshall Work Instruction (MWI) is to meet the requirements of MPD 1280.1, "Marshall Quality Management System Manual," for inspection and test to provide traceability in defining requirements for in-house control of temporarily-installed hardware items in flight and flight-associated systems, and the subsequent preflight removal of those items.

APPLICABILITY

This MWI applies to Center personnel, programs, projects, and activities, 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 MWI applies to the Michoud Assembly Facility.

This MWI applies to all personnel responsible for installing or removing temporarilyinstalled hardware defined by engineering documentation with stipulations for pre-flight removal.

This MWI applies in cases where engineering documentation invokes temporarily-installed hardware prior to, or subsequent to, final assembly.

This MWI applies to implementation at final assembly of flight articles at MSFC or upon receipt from contractors and maintained at all times while the hardware is within MSFC.