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NDT Responsible Level 3

As required by the §7.2.1 – sub-paragraph ‘Personnel performing NDT’, QRS-01 Issue 07:
‘The Supplier’s Responsible NDT Level 3 shall be identified and notified to the LH Corporate NDT Responsible Level 3. Similarly, the Sub-Tier’s Responsible NDT Level 3 shall be identified and notified to the LH Corporate NDT Responsible Level 3 by the Supplier.’ 

In order to comply with this requirement, the Supplier shall submit all of the documented information listed below:

• Level 3 certificate of the Supplier’s Responsible Level 3 in accordance with EN4179/NAS410,
• Formal appointment letter as Responsible Level 3 issued by the Employer (Supplier Company),
• Written Practice approved by the Supplier’s Responsible Level 3 and including Leonardo Helicopters additional requirements, when applicable, to the following e-mail address:

ResponsibleLevel3.lhd@leonardo.com

Here below technical documents relative QRS01 applicable to LMW Ltd Helicopter Division only:

SQA 50
SQA 55
SQA 80

Any Quality Alert/Notification of Escape shall be sent to LHD_NOE.QualityAlert@leonardo.com. For UK only, to AWL_Product_Qualityalert.mbx.aw@leonardo.com.
Any other contact referred to in the contract shall be put in copy. Further details can be found in QRS-107.

Any Service Bulletin shall be sent to LH Chief Project of reference, LH Quality Control of Reference and LH SQA (AWSupplierQualityAssurance.AW@leonardo.com). For UK only, to AWL_Product_Qualityalert.mbx.aw@leonardo.com.
Any other contact referred to in the contract shall be put in copy. Further details can be found in QRS-107.

The Supplier should download the QRS-XXX modules, and retain the superseded Issues where needed. However, only the previous issues of the QRS-01 and associated Modules (as they were published before the Issue 7), are still available in the QRS website in the “Additional Data / Archive” section.

The QRS-01 and associated Modules is revised once a year, normally in June. Impellent changes are introduced through Temporary Revisions.

Yes, the Supplier shall demonstrate that its design system is capable of ensuring a satisfactory configuration control. The system shall guarantee the traceability of minor changes coordinated with LH Engineering (both physical and documental), usually using the "modification status" or "amendment" or equivalent code.
It is acceptable to physically record the embodiment of minor changes through the use of `Mod Strike’ plates or by other traceable means. Ref QRS-115 para 5.3.5.1. The CofC shall include “modification status”, Ref QRS-01 para. 13.1. It is also recommended to include “modification status” on package labelling.

A Quality Plan is typically required by LH through Statement of Work or Purchase Order. An example is the Quality Plan for Manufacturers who design and manufacture new articles.
In other situations, the Quality Plan is required by Supplier Quality Assurance or by Procurement, following specific communication received by the Supplier. An example is the Quality Plan supporting permanently or temporarily work transfer.
In all other cases, the Supplier has directly to submit the Quality Plan to LH in order to document how he intends to fulfil LH Contractual requirements, to document any deviations and align his Quality Management System to LH Requirements.

The main purposes of a QP are to identify any gaps between a Supplier’s QMS and LH requirements specified in QRS-01 and to document how the Supplier intends to fulfil LH Contractual requirements as detailed in the QRS-01 and associated modules (see §1 of QRS-108). So, a supplier is requested to review the QP after each new issue of QRS-01 and related modules for implementation of changes, and/or when relevant changes occur in the Supplier processes or articles.
The revised QP needs to be resubmitted to LH. Anyway, the Supplier has to regularly update the Annexes of the QP and to submit them to LH.

This is a new platform (March 2021) primarily realized for LH suppliers, to be trained on QRS-01 and facilitate understanding and implementation of these requirements. Access to the platform is password controlled. You may have already received an account from LH. If not, there is an enrolment window where you can apply, providing your contacts data and Supplier Company data.

Registration link: https://qrs01supplier.leonardocompany.com/moodle/local/selfregistration/index.php

Access link for already registered users: https://QRS01supplier.leonardocompany.com

Once you are profiled and access is granted, you can take training on each QRS-XXX module, as applicable for your scope of approval, take a final questionnaire and get a certificate for each module. Access is possible for Suppliers already approved, Suppliers under approval and new candidates for Approval. Enrolment is also open to Regulatory Authorities, Customers, Certification Bodies and other Organizations/Guests providing an acceptable reason.
When access is granted, all the functionalities are enabled. At the end of the training, all are encouraged to complete a feedback survey questionnaire.
For a specific Supplier, multiple access is allowed (several employees can apply) in order to encourage and facilitate spread of training and awareness as necessary within their Organization.
Where a “Supplier SAP code” is requested during the enrolment, please type the 21XXXXXX code that you can find in your statement of approval or in any Purchase Order. In case you are not an approved supplier (or for other organizations), this field is not applicable and can be left empty.

To better clarify the QRS-115 regarding the D&D of the Avionics Systems with Software and Complex HW, the points below explain the steps to be performed to deliver an avionic system for Experimental Flight Approval (EFA). In particular, the necessary Supplier Data Requirements List (SDRL) required to satisfy QRS-115 for the System, QRS-116 for the Software and QRS-117 for the Complex HW, in order to have a consistent delivery package.

Formal system TRR for approval of Environmental/EMC EFA Qualification Tests execution:

• Qualification Test Procedures (ENV/EMC)
• Qualification by similarity Report
• ATP during qualification tests
• Test Article Conformity (TAC)
• Test Authorization Form (TAF)
• Software Configuration Index for Environmental/EMC EFA Test (Description, Problem Reports, Limitations, etc.)
• Hardware Configuration Index

 HW EFA Qualification:

• Hardware Configuration Index (Updated with possible limitations)
• QTR/ATR
• Preliminary Declaration of Designed Performance (PDDP) (only of HW part number if SW is field loadable)

SW TRR (Release of EFA SW):

• SW Test Proposal
• Software Configuration Index

SW EFA Qualification (linked to System Flight Readiness Review): The SW EFA release must be the same release submitted at the SW TRR*

• Software Configuration Index updated with possible limitations detected during formal tests
• SW Test Report
• PDDP of SW part number (only if SW is field loadable)

* The SW TRR and the SW EFA reviews will be performed on the same software baseline, the TRR aiming to finalize the tests definitions, the EFA review aiming to collect test results and known limitations. If before tests execution software modifications are requested, a new TRR review and new software baseline definition is mandatory, before executing the software EFA review.

1. Background
The Italian MoD have issued the AER.P-145 regulation, based on the EMAR145 regulation released by EDA, which imposes that all the part delivered to the Italian Armed Forces after MRO activities shall be released by the Airworthiness Certificate EMAR Form 1. For dual use parts, EASA Form 1 or equivalent is considered acceptable.
In order to do so, a supplier is requested to obtain the EMAR certification, directly through the Italian MoD or through a national Military Airworthiness Authority, provided there is a mutual recognition between the Countries. 
Whereas such mutual recognition is not yet in place or for specific vendors agreed with the Italian MoD (e.g. Low volume, few involved P/N’s), LHD will release the relevant EMAR Form1, based on its own approval. 

2. Rationale
LHD shall show compliance with the EMAR145 regulation in terms of surveillance of the vendors, therefore the following policy shall be applied:

a) The vendor shall provide a QAP, in the terms and forms decided by LHD, describing the compliance of the extant Quality System to the requirement set for in the draft QAP, based on the EMAR 145 requirement. It is not requested to prepare a specific Maintenance Organization 
Exposition nor attend specific training courses;

b) LHD will periodically audit the vendor to verify such compliance;

c) LHD reserves the right to perform witnessing of the test of the part to verify the compliance of the process.

3. Delivery of the parts
After formal approval of the QAP, each parts shall be delivered with a set of documentation including, but not limited to, CoC, Work Report, Test Report, list of applied modification (SB) and repair, to allow LHD verify the physical status of the component and the configuration achieved.