| Situation | How we handle it |
|---|---|
| The lab adjusted the instrument and reported only as-left data. | Ask the lab for the as-found data. If it cannot be had, treat the as-found result as unknown and assess the window as if it failed. Fix the purchase order wording. |
| An employee's own micrometer was used on product and is not on the register. | Quarantine and calibrate it. If it fails, assess the product it measured. Then either register it or keep personal tools off product. |
| The gauge is overdue but reads fine on a block. | It is still overdue: take it out of use, calibrate it, and if the as-found result is within limits, record that no assessment is needed. |
| A certificate is in tolerance, but drifting toward a limit. | Shorten the interval now and add an interim check. Record the reason on the register. |
| The customer supplied the gauge. | Register it with the customer's interval and rules; tell the customer at once if it fails or is damaged. |
| No inspection record names the instrument. | Count every instrument that could have been used as the one in question. Then add the instrument ID field to the record. |
| A study fails on a gauge already accepting parts. | Decide whether past acceptance is in question (as for an out-of-tolerance result), contain, and improve the method or the gauge before re-running. |
| The CMM crashed. | Requalify the probe and measure the artifact before use; treat any failure as out of tolerance from the last good artifact check. |
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