Meridian Aerostructures adopted the Management Review Standard as QP-9.3 rev C in January 2026. This is its Q3 2026 review, held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, followed from the calendar to the register two weeks later. Every figure and reference is the one in the kit's worked examples.
The standard and the calendar (F01, F02)
QP-9.3 rev C, issued January 12, 2026: T. Brooks, plant manager, chairs; R. Chen, quality manager, coordinates and takes the minutes; J. Alvarez, M. Okafor, S. Patel and L. Nguyen attend. Reviews are quarterly in the fourth week after each quarter, with the January review as the annual review. 2026 dates: January 22, April 23, July 23 and October 22; next, January 21, 2027. Lead times: reminder 15, inputs 10, chair preview 5, pack 3 working days before; minutes within 5 working days after.
For October 22 the calendar worked out inputs due October 8, the pack to attendees October 19 and the minutes due October 29. Twelve of the thirteen inputs were due October 8; resources, with a five-day lead, on October 15. Two came in late: external provider performance (S. Patel, 2 working days late); effectiveness of actions on risks and opportunities (M. Okafor, 1 working day late). Earlier in the year the Q2 minutes were issued a day late, on July 31, because the chair was at a customer review.
The data pack Summary (F03)
The pack covered Q4 2025 to Q3 2026. Its Summary, with each input owner's headline and the decision R. Chen wrote for management:
Input Owner Headline Decision sought Status of actions from previous reviews R. Chen 3 of 5 actions due in Q3 were done on time. MRA-26-03 (second-shift inspector) and MRA-26-08 (CMM training) are past due. Re-date or escalate MRA-26-03 and MRA-26-08, and decide how second-shift inspection is covered until the hire. Changes in external and internal issues T. Brooks Five changes logged; three need a decision: Customer A (example) requirements rev K, the second-shift setup technician leaving, and Supplier F (example) at capacity. Accept Customer A rev K into contract review, and act on the setup gap and the anodize capacity. Customer satisfaction and complaints R. Chen Customer A (example) rating 94 percent against 95, up from 91 after the Q2 bore escape. Three complaints, all answered on time, one of them the thread-depth escape (CAPA-26-052). Approve the recovery plan to Customer A and who sends it. Quality objectives R. Chen 1 of 4 objectives met in Q3. Delivery (93.6 percent) and scrap and rework (1.6 percent of sales) still short, and two escapes (traveler stamps; thread depth, CAPA-26-052). Confirm the 2027 objectives, adding supplier on-time delivery. Process performance, monitoring and measurement J. Alvarez 88 percent of key characteristics capable against 90. Calibration recall clear for the first time this year. None needed: note the progress. Mill 7 capability studies continue. Product conformity and nonconformities M. Okafor Yield 97.1 percent, back above target. 31 NCRs, 12 from second-shift setups. Covered by the second-shift decisions under Resources. Corrective action status M. Okafor 14 corrective actions open at quarter end, up from 5 in June; 2 past due, both closed since (CAPA-26-036, CAPA-26-046). 80 percent of closures shown effective. Decide how to bring the open backlog down: owners and capacity. Audit results M. Okafor Audit plan back on schedule. One repeat finding (traveler stamps) and one Customer A (example) source inspection finding. Approve a 30-day effectiveness check on audit finding closure. External provider performance S. Patel Supplier on-time delivery down to 86.9 percent. Supplier F (example), the only approved anodizer, drives most of it. Approve qualifying a second anodize source and its first-article cost. On-time delivery performance L. Nguyen 93.6 percent on time against 95. 45 percent of late lines now trace to supplier delays. None separate: covered by the supplier and resource decisions. Adequacy of resources T. Brooks 4 open positions including the second-shift inspector. Overtime 11 percent of hours, mostly on Mill 7. Approve contract inspector cover on second shift and a weekend cell on Mill 7. Effectiveness of actions on risks and opportunities M. Okafor 4 high risks open; 88 percent of risk actions on time, 82 percent effective. Supplier F single source should move to high. Agree the risk register changes. Opportunities for improvement J. Alvarez 27 ideas raised and 11 implemented, the best quarter of the year. $46 thousand annualized savings. None needed: the ideas program continues.
The agenda and the executive summary (F04, F07)
Sixteen items from 08:00 to 10:30 with a ten-minute break at 09:20: previous actions at 08:05, the inputs in order, resources given fifteen minutes at 09:50 because it carried the largest decisions, the conclusions at 10:15 and the read-back at 10:20. D. Ruiz, inspector, joined for items 7 to 9.
The executive summary slide opened the meeting with six figures: Customer A (example) rating 94 percent (target 95, up from 91), on-time delivery 93.6 percent (target 95), first-pass yield 97.1 percent (target 97), corrective actions shown effective 80 percent (target 90), supplier on-time delivery 86.9 percent (target 95, down from 88.4) and review actions past due 2 (MRA-26-03 and MRA-26-08).
Status of previous actions (F05 section 2)
Ref Action Status at the review Decision MRA-26-03 Hire a second-shift inspector Open, past due: two candidates declined offers Re-dated to 2026-12-18 with a recruiter; contract cover meanwhile (MRA-26-11) MRA-26-04 Audit of outsourced special processes Done June 12; verified effective September 25 Closed: noted MRA-26-05 Tool-life counters on every finish-boring operation Done August 21; verified effective October 9 Closed: noted MRA-26-06 Supplier F (example) escalation and recovery plan Done September 10; not yet verified Keep open: verify on the next 5 receipts and Q4 delivery MRA-26-07 10-working-day internal deadline for complaint responses Done August 14; verified effective October 9 Closed: noted MRA-26-08 CMM programming training for two inspectors Open, past due: course full in September Re-dated to 2026-11-20; course booked November 9 to 13
3 of the 5 actions due in Q3 were done by their due date: 60 percent against a 90 percent target. MRA-26-03 had now been re-dated twice; the chair asked for a progress note at every monthly quality meeting until it closes, and approved contract inspection cover in the meantime.
The outputs (F05 section 5, F06)
Ref Decision or action Owner Due MRA-26-09 Qualify a second anodize source, with first articles on three part numbers S. Patel 2027-01-29 MRA-26-10 Send Customer A (example) a recovery plan for its quality rating, with the CAPA-26-031 closure evidence R. Chen 2026-10-30 MRA-26-11 Contract inspector on second shift from November 2 until the hire (MRA-26-03) starts T. Brooks 2026-11-02 MRA-26-12 Replace weekday overtime on Mill 7 with a weekend cell for Q4; report the result at the Q4 review L. Nguyen 2026-11-30 MRA-26-13 Update the risk register: Supplier F (example) single source raised to high; add loss of second-shift setup capability M. Okafor 2026-10-30 MRA-26-14 Add a 30-day effectiveness check to audit finding closure (internal audit procedure QP-9.2 rev E) M. Okafor 2026-12-15 MRA-26-15 Add a 2027 quality objective: supplier on-time delivery of 95 percent or higher, reported monthly R. Chen 2026-12-15 MRA-26-16 Flow Customer A (example) requirements rev K into the contract review checklist and the traveler template R. Chen 2026-12-31
Resource decisions carried their numbers: a contract inspector at about $9,500 a month, the weekend cell at no added cost, about $6,000 for the second source's first articles. All outputs were on the register on October 23; the signed minutes went out on October 28, a day before they were due.
Two weeks later: the register (F06) and the registers that feed the next review
On November 4 the register's sixteen actions from the year's four reviews stood at: 6 closed and verified; 2 done and waiting for verification (MRA-26-06, MRA-26-11); 1 overdue (MRA-26-10); 2 due within 30 days (MRA-26-08, MRA-26-12); and 5 open and not yet due.
MRA-26-13 closed first: the risk register went to rev 9 on October 28, with R-14 (the single anodizer) raised to high and R-22 (loss of second-shift setup capability) added, and R. Chen verified it on November 3 (AQL-F13 ). MRA-26-11 was done on November 2, when the contract inspector started; it closes when November's second-shift inspection coverage is checked. MRA-26-10 reads overdue: the recovery report to Customer A was written on October 30 (the worked example in AQL-F12 ), but its completion and the customer's acknowledgment had not been entered. That is exactly what the monthly quality meeting is for.
The 2027 objective the review added (MRA-26-15) sits on the objectives register (AQL-F10 ) as O-27-01, Proposed, with its planning gaps named, ready for the annual review on January 21, 2027. Inputs for that review are due January 7, 2027.
What the example shows
Meridian's review was not perfect: two inputs were late, two actions were past due and one had been re-dated twice. What made it a good review is that every one of those shows in the records, each got a decision, and two weeks later the register shows what happened next. That trail is what top management and an auditor both need.
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