Fluid Components International Quality Assurance Manual - Manual (Page 85)

DOCUMENT NUMBER
07QA070003
SUBJECT
Quality Manual
CAGE CODE
64818
RELEASE DATE
10-8-2012
SECTION
3
PAGE
12
CURRENT
REVISION
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checklist, 05QA000104, shall be used as a guideline to assure that all required
information is listed on the Certificate.
7.4 Age Sensitive Materials
All age sensitive materials are listed in the Quality System Database; Date Coded
Material, are required to be purchased with the date of manufacture and/or an
expiration date. If codes are used for either date, an interpretation of the code must be
provided. Rotation practices, date code extensions, and internal shelf life policies are
documented in Quality Assurance Procedure 04QA704053.
7.5 Commercial Grade Item (CGI) Dedication
Special consideration must be addressed for Commercial Grade Items intended for
use in Safety-Related, Class 1E product. These include how the product will be used,
critical characteristics for the environment and application, and qualification
maintenance. These issues are addressed in Quality Assurance Procedure
06QA020014 and supported by numerous documents classified by FCI as “Technical
Evaluations”.
Testing methods of Commercial Grade Items are defined in Quality Assurance
Procedure 04QA704071.
7.6 Government or Purchaser Supplied Items
Government or purchaser supplied items are discussed in Quality Assurance
Procedure 04QA704055.
8 IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF ITEMS
8.1 Lot Number Control
Lot Numbers shall be used as traceability and identification methods. These Lot
Numbers establish the means whereby the traceability to processes performed,
material certifications, and receipt inspection is assured. All “Controlled” items shall
be identified by a Lot Number as described in Quality Assurance Procedures
04QA704001, 04QA704026, and 04QA704038 for Receiving, In Process, and Final
Inspections. Labels, Tags, and Decals are exempt from this requirement. When
items require additional processing, the initial Lot Number(s) for each item will be