A Condition for Boeing Approval

For details of Boeing's decision to require Nadcap accreditation as a pre-requisite for Boeing approval as a special processor, see the following information links:

• The following letters were sent to all companies listed in Document D1-4426, "Approved Process Sources." These letters have been issued in the following phases:
  Phase 1 - on April 5, 2002
  United States & Canada:
       Heat Treat, Non-Destructive Testing and Chemical Processing
  Phase 2 - on January 30, 2004
  United States & Canada:
       Welding, Brazing, Shot peening, and Material Testing
  Europe & Asia:
       Heat Treat, Non-Destructive Testing, Chemical Processing, Welding, Brazing, Shot Peening and Material Testing
  Phase 3 - on October 8, 2004
  Worldwide - United States & Canada, Europe & Asia:
       Composite Manufacturing and Inspection
  Phase 4 - on August 28, 2013
  Worldwide - United States & Canada, Europe & Asia:
     Composites - Nonmetallic Materials Manufacturing and Certification Testing
• Implementation Plan -- A summary of the scope and timing for implementation as described in the above letter.
• Boeing Surveillance Strategy -- A summary of the Boeing strategy concerning its management of D1-4426 Special processors utilizing
• Nadcap Boeing Supplements:
  - All Nadcap commodities with supplements (/S) identify Boeing questions as U11
  - If a Boeing D1-4426 approval is in place, the Nadcap Boeing supplement criteria is required to maintain the Boeing approval. If not, an additional Nadcap scope extension audit may be required or Boeing approval may be withdrawn.
  - If a Boeing D1-4426 approval is not in place but anticipated or being requested, the Nadcap Boeing Supplement criteria is not required but optional.
• Frequently Asked Questions
• D1-4426 Process Codes Requiring Nadcap Accreditation -- Refer to the 'Nadcap Commodity' column in the D1-4426 Specification Index or Process Code Index.
• This list defines the correlation between Boeing process codes and Nadcap checklists. For example, a company that has process code 411 (Penetrant per ASTM-E-1417) with the 'NDT' annotated in the Nadcap column will need to ensure that they have accreditation to Nadcap nondestructive testing specification AS7114/1.
  Nadcap AC list
• Nadcap web site -- (http://www.pri-network.org/PRI/)
• Nadcap QML web site, - (eAuditNet.com) Nadcap's QML lists all sources currently Nadcap accredited and to which special processes they are accredited. It is publicly available and requires no fee, but does require registration.
• Have a specific question? Send it to: Nadcap@boeing.com