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The Configuration and Change Control Kit HandbookChapter 3 of 19

The kit at a glance

Five tools make up the kit. Each is a standalone Excel workbook with its own worked example from Meridian Aerostructures, and they share one story: the change traced in chapter 15 appears in all of them.

AQLToolFormatUse it for
D11Engineering Change Impact AssessmentExcelEvery drawing, specification, order or engineering change: impact screen, effectivity, approval, actions, closure
E13Manufacturing Process Change AssessmentExcelEvery change to how a part is made or inspected: risk screen, customer notice, validation, watch
D10Configuration Management RegisterExcelEach part's released configuration, its change history and checks at the machine
A13Documented Information Control RegisterExcelEvery controlled document and program, each issue and withdrawal, external documents, records retention
C14Supplier Change Notification RegisterExcelChanges your suppliers make, and the ones you flow down to them

Other library tools connect to the kit at specific points:

AQLToolWhere it connects
D16Key Characteristics Monitoring RegisterWhen a change adds or moves a key characteristic
D07First Article Inspection Planning ChecklistPlanning the FAI a change calls for
D08AS9102 FAI Package Completeness ChecklistChecking the FAI package before it goes to the customer
D02IA9100 Product-Safety Change and Hazard ScreenAnswering the product-safety question on a change
E07Control Plan TemplateUpdating controls after a change
D19Nonconformance Management LogWhen product was made to the wrong revision
A12Process Interaction Mapping WorksheetSeeing where changes cross between processes

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