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Audit Nonconformity Response Template
Answer an audit nonconformity, internal, customer or registrar, with a response the auditor can accept: correction, extent, root cause, why it wasn't caught, a corrective action plan, and how you will show it worked.
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Page 1 of the PDF. Every resource includes a fully worked example.
The problem it solves
Audit responses get rejected for the same few reasons: the correction is offered as the corrective action, the root cause is a restatement of the finding ('the gauge was not on the list'), nobody asked where else the same problem could be, the cause stops at a person, or there is no way to show the action worked. Each rejection costs weeks and, with a registrar, can hold up a certificate. This template walks a response through the parts an auditor looks for, in order, so the response is right the first time and becomes the corrective action record.
Who uses it
Process owners and quality managers answering a nonconformity from an internal, customer or registrar audit; internal auditors reviewing a response before accepting it.
When
Start it the day the finding is issued. Correction and containment within days; the full response by the date the auditor or your procedure sets. Keep it open until effectiveness is shown.
Free to use, change and copy, in your own organization or with your clients; add your own logo, keep the Aegis credit. Part of: Internal Audit Execution Kit, CAPA Command Kit. Clause references: 10.2.1, 10.2.2 (with 9.2.2) (numbers only; use your own licensed copy of the standard).
A management aid, not certification or a registrar audit. Using it does not by itself show conformity to AS9100D or any other standard.
How to put it to work
Chapters of our free guides that use this tool.
- The Internal Audit Execution workflowThe Internal Audit Execution Kit Handbook, chapter 2
- Conducting the auditThe Internal Audit Execution Kit Handbook, chapter 7
- Responses, effectiveness and follow-upThe Internal Audit Execution Kit Handbook, chapter 10
- Getting ready for external auditsThe Internal Audit Execution Kit Handbook, chapter 11
- Running the programThe Internal Audit Execution Kit Handbook, chapter 12
- Setting it up in thirty daysThe Internal Audit Execution Kit Handbook, chapter 14
Related resources
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Guide
Audit Finding Classification Guide
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Internal Audit Report Template
A report that a process owner can act on and a registrar can follow: scope and criteria, a plain conclusion on the process, each finding with its evidence, what works well, what was sampled, and the follow-up of earlier findings.
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Corrective Action Request (CAR) Template
The request a quality team sends to a supplier or an internal department: the nonconformance stated so it can't be argued with, a due date for every stage, and a decision on each answer with the reason.
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Guide
Root Cause Analysis Decision Tree
Which method fits the problem in front of you, how far to dig, and the tests that tell a root cause from a convenient stopping point.
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Worksheet
CAPA Effectiveness Verification Worksheet
Prove a corrective action worked, not just that it was done: separate containment, correction and corrective action, set a measurable criterion before the action goes in, and hold the record open until the evidence is in.
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Kit handbook
The CAPA Command Kit Handbook
A complete, practical corrective action system for aerospace suppliers: take problems in, contain them, find the real cause, act, prove the action worked, and keep the whole system moving without chasing people all week.
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