Drawing Up the Inspection Plan

Date: 4 September 2026

Bring together every source of requirements and, for each characteristic, define how, when and by whom it is inspected.

• All four sources are included: drawing, quality assurance requirements codes, rulebook and process parameters.
  All four sources are included: drawing, quality assurance requirements codes, rulebook and process parameters.
• Critical characteristics are classified; ballistically relevant characteristics are inspected 100 percent.
  Critical characteristics are classified; ballistically relevant characteristics are inspected 100 percent.
• For each characteristic, nominal value, tolerance, test equipment, inspection severity, timing and responsibility are defined.
  For each characteristic, nominal value, tolerance, test equipment, inspection severity, timing and responsibility are defined.
• Process characteristics are captured, such as temperature control, heat input, re-drying and residual field.
  Process characteristics are captured, such as temperature control, heat input, re-drying and residual field.
• Sampling is used only for non-critical characteristics, justified and documented, with customer approval where necessary.
  Sampling is used only for non-critical characteristics, justified and documented, with customer approval where necessary.
• The approval requirement has been checked: inspection specification, inspection sequence plan and quality assurance plan are submitted to the customer where required.
  The approval requirement has been checked: inspection specification, inspection sequence plan and quality assurance plan are submitted to the customer where required.
• Measuring equipment is available and calibrated; every tolerance is verifiable.
  Measuring equipment is available and calibrated; every tolerance is verifiable.
• The customer's forms have been obtained and are being used.
  The customer's forms have been obtained and are being used.