NMC STANDARDIZATION COMMITTEE
JUNE 2012
CONFIRMED MINUTES
JUNE 26, 2012
ESTREL HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTER
BERLIN, GERMANY
These minutes are not final until confirmed by the NMC Standardization Committee in writing or by
vote at a subsequent meeting. Information herein does not constitute a communication or
recommendation from the NMC Standardization Sub-Team and shall not be considered as such by
any agency.
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012—CLOSED MEETING
1.0
OPENING COMMENTS
1.1
Call to Order / Quorum Check
The NMC Standardization Sub-Team was called to order at 9:00 a.m., 26-JUN-12.
The meeting was restricted to Sub-Team members as well as NMC members and invited guests.
A quorum was established with the following representatives in attendance:
Subscriber Members/Participants Present (* Indicates Voting Member)
NAME
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Philip
Pascal
Richard
Robert
Katie
Christian
Robert
Mark
Jeff
John
Robert
Peter
Serge
Jeff
Frank
Magali
Steve
Colby
Mark
Per
Brad
Victor
Henry
Uri
Laurie
Bernard
Michael
Kevin
George
COMPANY NAME
Bamforth
Blondet
Blyth
Bodemuller
Bradley
Buck
Cashman
Cathey
Conrad
Haddock
Koukol
Krutoholow
Labbé
Lott
Mariot
Martinez
McGinn
Nicks
Rechtsteiner
Rehndell
Richwine
Schonberger
Sikorski
Sternberg
Strom
Veyssiere
Walker
Ward
Winchester
Rolls-Royce
Airbus
Rolls-Royce
Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Lockheed Martin Corporation
SAFRAN Group
Parker Aerospace
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
Cessna Aircraft Company
BAE Systems Air & Information
Honeywell Aerospace
Sikorsky Aircraft
Heroux-Devtek, Inc.
The Boeing Company
Triumph Group
Embraer
Honeywell
Bell Helicopter Textron
GE Aviation
Volvo Aero Corporation
Raytheon
IAI
Pratt & Whitney
CAAI
Honeywell Aerospace
EADS Space
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
Goodrich Corporation
Northrop Grumman
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Other Members/Participants Present (* Indicates Voting Member)
NAME
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Michael
Robert
Dave
Mike
COMPANY NAME
Brandt
Custer
Michaud
Schleckman
Alcoa, Inc.
AAA Plating & Inspection
Fountain Plating Co.
Voss Industries Inc
PRI Staff Present
Mark
John
Jim
Mike
Scott
Jennifer
Jim
Louise
1.2
Aubele
Barrett
Borczyk
Graham
Klavon
Kornrumpf
Lewis
Stefanakis
Review of Nadcap Code of Conduct and Meeting Conduct
The meeting attendees were reminded of the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest documented
in the Attendees Guide on page 7 which should guide all in their participation in the meeting.
1.3
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
Motion made to approve the minutes from 21-Feb-12 as written. Motion was seconded and passed
unanimously.
2.0
RAIL REVIEW
The RAIL was reviewed.
#148 – Louise is to determine if the enhancement request can be completed by 31-DEC-12.
#152 – NOP-011 is to be balloted by 15-JUL-12.
#157 – The membership was confirmed and added Per Rehndell of Volvo Aero Corporation.
#158 – Heather Meyer is leaving as Chairperson. A request was made for volunteers to replace
Heather. Honeywell (Steve McGinn) volunteered following the Meeting.
NMC Standardization
RAIL Feb 2012.pdf
3.0
Standardization
Team membership
UPDATE: Nadcap AUDITOR CONSISTENCY / EFFECTIVENESS
Richard Blyth reported on the activities and status of the Auditor Consistency/Effectiveness subteam. The Sub-Team will meet bi-weekly through October 2012 and will develop a RAIL to track
Actions, responsibilities, and Timeframe. The overall program implementation date is projected for
November 2012.
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Nadcap Auditor
Consistency
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Initial Auditor Training – Several Training Modules were developed and currently under
review by PRI Staff, Auditor Liaison Members, NMC Members, Task Group Subscriber
Members, SSC Leadership Team, and Task Group SSC Representatives via eQuaLearn.
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NIP 6-01 will be reviewed during the Nadcap Task Group Chair/Staff Engineer Roundtable;
with a formal ballot anticipated for August 2012.
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Drafting the procedure for the guidelines addressing targeted Observation Audits. This
program will address new auditors, routine oversight of existing auditors as well as
targeted oversight of auditors based on data analysis. The Team is recommending
updated to t-frm-01 to provide more discrete data and also Task Group specific
appendices. Team is also developing utilization of feedback data.
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Proficiency Assessments – See attached presentation for details.
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Auditor Survey Feedback – Open communication and clarity of checklist requirements
identified as key issues for Auditor Consistency. PRI Staff is developing a proposal to
address these issues.
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The Team needs to recommend Dashboard requirements to the Metrics Committee.
ACTION ITEM: Sub-Team is to develop guidelines for Task Group review and action from the targeted
Oversight Audits. (Due Date: 20-Oct-12)
ACTION ITEM: Finalize the initial Standard Data Set and provide to Metric Committee by October 2012,
along with recommended guidelines for use. (Due Date: 20-Oct-12)
NOTE: The Metrics Committee shall assume control of this data, as well as manage subsequent
modifications.
4.0
SMART CHECKLIST STATUS
Laurie Strom reported out on the activities and status of the Smart Checklist sub-team. See the
attached presentation for more details.
Smart Checklist-June
2012 NMC Update
ACTION ITEM: The Smart Checklist Sub-Team is requested to provide standardized definition of Risk.
(Due Date: 30-Sept-12)
ACTION ITEM: PRI Staff is to verify if the procedures allow/address use of reduced or modified Scope
Audits. (Due Date: 30-Sept-12)
ACTION ITEM: PRI Staff is to investigate whether procedures should require NMC approval of any Task
Group plans to modify or use reduced Scope Audits. (Due Date: 30-Sept-12)
ACTION ITEM: The Sub-Team is requested to develop a timeline/project plan for review at the October
2012 meeting. (Due Date: 20-Oct-12)
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5.0
UPDATE: FAILURE-RISK MITIGATION
Kevin Ward reviewed the attached presentation. Currently, the Sub-Team is in the process of
resolving comments from the pre-ballot of NOP-011. It is anticipated that a formal ballot of NOP011 to be sent by 30-SEP-12.
Failure-Risk
Mitigation June 2012
6.0 PROPOSED NEW PROJECT – TIME CYCLE DEFINITION
Hank Sikorski reviewed the attached presentation. Several comments were received. Michael
Brandt of Alcoa volunteered to assist the Sub-Team in revising their proposal.
NMC Standardization
- Time Definitions
ACTION ITEM: The Time Cycle Sub-Team was tasked to revise the proposal (based on feedback from the
June 2012 Meeting) for review during the October 2012 meeting. (Due Date: 20-Oct-12)
ACTION ITEM: Upon approval from NMC, the Time Cycle Sub-Team is to provide information to standards
body (e.g. SAE) for incorporation into a Standard or formal ARP (Aerospace Recommended Practice).
(Due Date: 30-Sept-12)
7.0
PROPOSED NEW PROJECT – STANDARDIZED TEMPLATED FOR TASK GROUP AGENDAS,
MINUTES and RAILS
Jim Lewis reviewed a proposal for the NMC Standardization Committee for approval of a project to
standardize the templates for Agendas, Minutes and RAILS. It was agreed to move forward with
this project, but also to apply this proposal to NMC documentation.
Standardization
Scoring Template
Standardization
Team Chartering Template
ACTION ITEM: PRI Staff to develop templates for review during the October 2012 meeting. (Tim Meyers,
MTL Chairperson, will also support this initiative.) (Due Date: 30-Sept-12)
8.0
ADJOURN
ADJOURNMENT – 26-JUN-12 – Meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
Minutes Prepared by: Jennifer Kornrumpf – jenniferk@sae.org
***** For PRI Staff use only: ******
Are procedural/form changes required based on changes/actions approved
during this meeting? (select one)
YES*
NO
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*If yes, the following information is required:
Documents requiring
revision:
Who is responsible:
NOP-011
Mike Graham
July 2012
NIP 6-01
Mike Graham
August 2012
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Due date: