Quality assurance organization.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) The licensee, certificate holder, and applicant for a Certificate of Compliance shall be responsible for the establishment and execution of the quality assurance program. The licensee, certificate holder, and applicant for a Certificate of Compliance may delegate to others, such as contractors, agents, or consultants, the work of establishing and executing the quality assurance program, or any part of the quality assurance program, but shall retain responsibility for the program. These activities include performing the functions associated with attaining quality objectives and the quality assurance functions. (b) The quality assurance functions are— (1) Assuring that an appropriate quality assurance program is established and effectively executed; and (2) Verifying, by procedures such as checking, auditing, and inspection, that activities affecting the functions that are important to safety have been correctly performed. (c) The persons and organizations performing quality assurance functions must have sufficient authority and organizational freedom to— (1) Identify quality problems; (2) Initiate, recommend, or provide solutions; and (3) Verify implementation of solutions. (d) The persons and organizations performing quality assurance functions shall report to a management level that assures that the required authority and organizational freedom, including sufficient independence from cost and schedule, when opposed to safety considerations, are provided. (e) Because of t

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 71.103