Meridian Aerostructures, October 2026
Meridian is an aerostructures machine shop of 78 people. R. Chen is the quality manager, with M. Okafor as quality engineer and deputy; T. Brooks is the plant manager; S. Patel runs supplier quality and K. Ward buys; J. Alvarez is the manufacturing engineer; L. Nguyen is the production manager; B. Ellison is the contract lead auditor; D. Ruiz is the inspector; N. Ellis runs HR. The IT is a contractor.
Internal audit (H11 ), October 14 and 15. B. Ellison's purchasing and receiving audit, IA-26-10, raised two AS9100D nonconformities (an obsolete supplier manual in the buyer's folder; certificates checked for presence, not for the heat) and four transition observations: the buyer and shipping inspector without counterfeit awareness (CF-1), no levels of control (ST-2), no sub-tier change notice in the PO terms (ST-1), no obsolescence monitoring (CF-2).
Self-check (H01 ), October 19 and 20. R. Chen and M. Okafor, records open, using the audit's observations as evidence. Of 30 change items: 9 shown, 10 partly shown, 7 gaps, 3 can't tell, 1 not applicable (no design responsibility).
Planning matrix (H02 ), October 22. Twenty items to work: 8 Do now, 9 Plan it, 3 Hold for the final text. The restore test (IS-2) done the same day by T. Brooks with the IT contractor.
Risks (H04 ), October 22. Twelve risks rated: 3 High (suppliers not returning sub-tier lists; transition work losing to deliveries; practices that leave no record), 5 Medium, 4 Low.
Impact (H08 ), October 26. Information security rated High (IT and data). The brief: Option A, a one-page plan with the contractor, ending shared logins, six-monthly access reviews and restore tests: 24 of our hours and 40 contractor hours, $6,360 in all. Option B, a managed service at about $900 a month. Recommended: A.
Documents (H05 ) and training (H06 ). Forty-one controlled documents read: fourteen to change (five now, nine held for or decided with the final text) and three new (information security plan, concern procedure, obsolescence instruction). QP-08 rev G with the safety question issued October 28, users briefed October 29. Sixteen training needs, 172 planned hours; the MSA course done October 28 for one of the two people who run gauge studies.
Decision at the October 29 briefing (H07) Outcome TD-01: approve the eight Do now actions, reviewed monthly in the production meeting Approved TD-02: approve 40 IT contractor hours, $4,800, for the plan and restore tests Approved TD-03: hold the quality manual rewrite for the final text; quarterly self-check Approved TD-04: T. Brooks owns the culture and ethics items Approved TD-05: protect four hours a week for S. Patel and M. Okafor for three months Approved November 2
Scorecard (H10 ), Q4 2026 line. 30 items; 9 shown, 10 partly, 7 gaps, 3 can't tell, 1 not applicable; shown of applicable 31 percent; 19 actions open, 1 done, none overdue; 14 training needs open; 9 documents waiting on the final text; 3 High risks open. Two themes marked Needs help (sub-tier control, information security), two Watch (product safety, culture and ethics).
Roadmap (H09 ). Phase 0 in progress; Gate 0 passed on October 29. Owners named for every later phase; dates left blank until the final text and the transition arrangements are published.
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