This page has notes and exceptions which may be applicable to all processors. The information listed herein shall be used to determine when a particular processor may require Nadcap accreditation and if there are any exceptions. Boeing approval is still required.

EXCEPTIONS: (When Nadcap Accreditation is NOT Required)

ALL TECHNOLOGIES:
Nadcap accreditation is not required for Boeing specifications when used for D-590 fastener production.

AEROSPACE QUALITY SYSTEM:
Quality system is only required when one or more other approved special processes
require Nadcap accreditation.

CHEMICAL PROCESS Technology for:
BAC 5719 Type IV, Class E (Laminated Aluminum shims and shim stock)
Brush cadmium plating when the supplier has no other chemical processes that require Nadcap approval
Etch inspection for hardening / retempering burns

Note that a Nadcap audit of etch inspection for hardening / retempering burns will be accepted but is not required and that the audit may be performed by a NDT auditor during a NDT audit instead of chemical process.

Pre-penetrant Etch in conjunction with a NDT accreditation
Pre-cleaning for weld preparation

Note that a Nadcap audit of Pre-penetrant Etch or Pre-cleaning will be
accepted but is not required.

Copper plating used solely for carburization/decarburization protection when the supplier has no other chemical processes that require Nadcap approval.

COMPOSITES Technology for:
Machining of nonmetallic core
BAC 5514 Metal Bonding when the processor only applies bonding primer
Composite processing for MRB Purposes

HEAT TREATMENT Technology for:
Stress Relief
Temper Inspection per BAC5946 at any company that does not also have
approval for BAC5602
Hydrogen Embrittlement Relief

Note that a Nadcap audit of Stress Relief or Hydrogen Embrittlement Relief may be
accepted but is not required.

SURFACE ENHANCEMENT for:
Self contained rotary only
Manual and/or portable shot peening when used for repair/rework only
When Shot Peening is used solely for straightening

NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING Technology for:
NDT for MRB Purposes
Radiographic/neutron radiographic inspection for pyrotechnic device placement
Radiographic inspection of electronic components
Magnetic Particle inspection when approval is limited to portable electro magnetic yokes.
(Nadcap NDT does not grant accreditation for this limited method)
NDI Level 3 Personnel Certification at suppliers or entities that are only approved to provide Level 3 support test services. Sometimes referred to as "consultant Level 3's." (They do not have the corresponding NDT approval for performing the actual NDT inspection.)

MATERIAL TESTING for:
Testing performed as internal support only (by in-house labs),
AND that testing has been evaluated by Nadcap during the applicable
Nadcap special process audit.

Nadcap accreditation for MTL is not required for companies holding ILAC recognized accreditations for the applicable test methods.

WELDING PROCESSES for:
Resistance brazing method
Tack welding when the tack weld is consumed by a subsequent welding or brazing operation
Inertia Welding: When a processor's welding approval is to one or more of the following Process Codes: 271, M271 or L271, AND the approval is limited to a specific Boeing program or specific Boeing part numbers.

Clarifications to the above exceptions:

Support Specifications (those testing approvals with process code numbers in the 800s) shall be reviewed during the associated Nadcap special process audit if the company has the capability for that testing in-house.

For example:
A chemical process audit shall consist of the plating/coating specifications and the chemical laboratory, if one exists in-house.

An audit of a NDT shop shall consist of the nondestructive testing specifications and the certification for the Level III, if one exists in-house.

THESE EXCEPTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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