Here below the Program Additional Requirements:

NH90 Contractual Quality Assurance Requirements supplier flowdown document
AW609 Conformity Requirements for Suppliers (Issue E)
QAS100 Issue 5
AWHERO PROGRAM QUALITY PROCEDURE
QA-PZL-141 Additional Customer requirements for PZL Suppliers_ Rev 02

QRSK-01 - Quality requirements for AW09 suppliers (11028268/ Rev C)

NGCTR (Next Generation Civil Tilt Rotor) Program Procedure

Here below the LH supporting documentation for QRS-01 Appendix 6 implementation:

1 Safety Policy & Objectives - Issue 0

2 Safety Culture Principles - Issue 0

3 Safety Management System (SMS) Manual Principles - Issue 0

4 Safety Manual Template - Issue 0

5 SRM Principles & Tools - Issue 0

6 SA Principles & Tools - Issue 0

 

Leonardo Helicopters Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) is an integrated cross geographical department that has developed and implemented supplier initial evaluation and re-evaluation processes based on perceived  industry best practice.

 SQA’s main responsibilities include:

Quality Assurance requirements

for the fulfilment of the order, the supplier shall comply with Leonardo Helicopter Division suppliers' quality manual (qrs 01)* and all the procedures quoted by reference in the same. the above manual applies to all the direct material supplies. in the event the order is placed on an agent or commercial organization, the latter shall assure the supplier/manufacturer that will effectively execute the supply, shall apply the quality assurance provisions hereinafter set forth.

GENERAL PROVISIONS **

• For the duration of the Order, the Supplier shall ensure the application of the Quality Level recognized by Leonardo Helicopter Division exclusively for the scope of the qualification.
• With reference to the peculiarity of the supply in Order, Leonardo Helicopter Division reserves the right to implement a specific Quality Plan or Supply Control Plan.
• Both during and after the completion of the Order, the Supplier undertakes to promptly provide Leonardo Helicopter Division with information on continuous airworthiness concerning the materials supplied.
• In the event Leonardo Helicopter Division deems useful to execute an on-site test, the Supplier shall notify Leonardo Helicopter Division the beginning of the acceptance test with ten day notice.
• The Supplier shall assure free access to Leonardo Helicopter Division representatives and ,as applicable, to its customers and/or Military and Civil Authorities.
• The Supply must be manufactured in compliance with the configuration and quality provisions required by the Order. Any change shall be approved in writing in advance by Leonardo Helicopter Division 
• Parts/assemblies shall be identified and serialised as required by applicable technical/ manufacturing documentation.
• Complete Supply traceability shall be ensured from incoming material/component to end product.
• All items delivered to Leonardo Helicopter Division must be preserved, packed and shipped according to the Order requirements or, if not specified, to the best commercial rules (ref. MIL-P-116). Item subject to shelf life must be delivered with at least ¾ of full life. Parts and/or single packages and relevant Certificates of Conformances shall indicate, as applicable: cure date, batch/lot number, assembly date, expiry date.
• Every Supply shall be always delivered with a Certificate of Conformity to the Order requirements as per "Annex B" of AQAP-2070 or equivalent document containing, at least, the same information.
• Items from a "Stockist/Distributor" must be always delivered with Certificate of Conformity and copy of the original Certificate of Manufacturer.
• * The entire quality documentation concerning the accomplishment of the Order is available on this web site
• ** The provisions of clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, do not apply to indirect materials.

PARTICULAR PROVISIONS (in addition to the General Provisions)
Write the two digits of the Quality Codes reported in the Purchase Order line item in order to get explanation of the appropriate meaning.
 

QRS-01 Issue 7 and associated Modules will become applicable from April 22nd 2025 and will be required in the Purchase Orders. Consequently, Suppliers are required to implement changes and revise their quality plans within September 30th, 2025.
For new approved Suppliers, they will be applicable immediately.

The QRS-XXX Modules shall always be individually applied at their latest revision Issue published in the Leonardo Helicopters web page above.
A configuration log showing the list of the current QRS-XXX revisions (including Attachments, Appendixes and Forms) is published in the QRS webpage. This log highlights the changed documents.

A: The QRS-01 and associated modules shall be applied by all aerospace Leonardo Helicopters suppliers worldwide, to confirm a unique approach on Quality.

The main changes involve the following subjects:

A Gap Analysis Matrix is also available in the “Additional Data” section with a detailed description of all the introduced changes, in order to support you in their identification and implementation.
  

Please submit your requests / suggestions to your Leonardo Helicopters Supplier Quality Assurance contact or to through functional mailbox: AWSupplierQualityAssurance.AW@leonardo.com

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:

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.