AS9100D — Aerospace Quality Management System
AS9100D (SAE International) is the aerospace quality management system standard based on ISO 9001:2015 with additional aerospace-specific requirements. It addresses the unique quality, safety, and reliability requirements of the aviation, space, and defense industries. Required for certification of aerospace manufacturers and suppliers. Recognized by major aerospace OEMs (Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, etc.) as a prerequisite for supplier qualification.
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Framework Domains (14)
Context
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-4.1 | Understanding the Organization and Its Context |
| AS9100D-4.3 | Determining the Scope of the QMS |
Context of the Organization (Clause 4)
Guidance on understanding organizational context, interested parties, and defining ISMS scope
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-4.1 | Understanding the Organization and Its Context |
| AS9100D-4.2 | Understanding Needs and Expectations of Interested Parties |
| AS9100D-4.3 | Determining the Scope of the QMS |
| AS9100D-4.4 | Quality Management System and Its Processes |
| ISO27003-4.1 | Understanding the Organization and Its Context |
| ISO27003-4.2 | Understanding Needs and Expectations of Interested Parties |
| ISO27003-4.3 | Determining the Scope of the ISMS |
| ISO27003-4.4 | Information Security Management System |
Improvement
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-10.2 | Nonconformity and Corrective Action |
Improvement (Clause 10)
Guidance on continual improvement, nonconformity, and corrective action
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-10.1 | General Improvement |
| AS9100D-10.2 | Nonconformity and Corrective Action |
| AS9100D-10.3 | Continual Improvement |
| ISO27003-10.1 | Continual Improvement |
| ISO27003-10.2 | Nonconformity and Corrective Action |
Leadership
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-5.1.2 | Customer Focus and Product Safety |
Leadership (Clause 5)
Guidance on top management leadership, policy, and organizational roles
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 5.1 | Logical Access Control |
| 5.1.2 | Customer focus |
| 5.2 | Token Management |
| 5.3 | Determining and Evaluating Audit Programme Risks |
| AS9100D-5.1 | Leadership and Commitment |
| AS9100D-5.2 | Quality Policy |
| AS9100D-5.3 | Organizational Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities |
| ISO27003-5.1 | Leadership and Commitment |
| ISO27003-5.2 | Information Security Policy |
| ISO27003-5.3 | Organizational Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities |
Operation
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-8.1.2 | Operational Risk Management |
| AS9100D-8.1.3 | Product Safety |
| AS9100D-8.1.4 | Prevention of Counterfeit Parts |
| AS9100D-8.2.3 | Review of Requirements for Products and Services |
| AS9100D-8.3 | Design and Development of Products |
| AS9100D-8.4 | Control of Externally Provided Processes, Products, Services |
| AS9100D-8.5.1 | Control of Production and Service Provision |
| AS9100D-8.5.1.3 | Production Process Verification |
| AS9100D-8.5.4 | Preservation - Including FOD Prevention |
| AS9100D-8.5.6 | Control of Changes |
| AS9100D-8.6 | Release of Products and Services |
| AS9100D-8.7 | Control of Nonconforming Outputs |
Operation (Clause 8)
Guidance on operational planning, risk assessment execution, and risk treatment
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 8.1 | Risk treatment selection |
| 8.3 | Statement of Applicability linkage |
| 8.4 | Residual risk acceptance |
| 8.5 | Control effectiveness review |
| 8.5.2 | Service Design and Transition |
| 8.7 | Protection against malware |
| AS9100D-8.1 | Operational Planning and Control |
| AS9100D-8.3 | Design and Development of Products |
| AS9100D-8.4 | Control of Externally Provided Processes, Products, Services |
| AS9100D-8.5 | Production and Service Provision |
| AS9100D-8.7 | Control of Nonconforming Outputs |
| ISO27003-8.1 | Operational Planning and Control |
| ISO27003-8.2 | Information Security Risk Assessment |
| ISO27003-8.3 | Information Security Risk Treatment |
Performance
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-9.1 | Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis, Evaluation |
| AS9100D-9.2 | Internal Audit |
| AS9100D-9.3 | Management Review |
Performance Evaluation (Clause 9)
Guidance on monitoring, measurement, internal audit, and management review
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-9.1 | Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis, Evaluation |
| AS9100D-9.2 | Internal Audit |
| AS9100D-9.3 | Management Review |
| ISO27003-9.1 | Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis and Evaluation |
| ISO27003-9.2 | Internal Audit |
| ISO27003-9.3 | Management Review |
Planning
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-6.1 | Risk-Based Thinking and Operational Risk |
Planning (Clause 6)
Guidance on risk assessment, risk treatment, and security objectives
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-6.1 | Risk-Based Thinking and Operational Risk |
| AS9100D-6.2 | Quality Objectives and Planning to Achieve Them |
| AS9100D-6.3 | Planning of Changes |
| ISO27003-6.1 | Actions to Address Risks and Opportunities |
| ISO27003-6.2 | Information Security Objectives and Planning to Achieve Them |
Support
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-7.1.5 | Monitoring and Measuring Resources |
| AS9100D-7.1.6 | Organizational Knowledge |
| AS9100D-7.2 | Competence |
Support (Clause 7)
Guidance on resources, competence, awareness, communication, and documentation
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AS9100D-7.1 | Resources |
| AS9100D-7.2 | Competence |
| AS9100D-7.3 | Awareness |
| AS9100D-7.5 | Documented Information |
| ISO27003-7.1 | Resources |
| ISO27003-7.2 | Competence |
| ISO27003-7.3 | Awareness |
| ISO27003-7.4 | Communication |
| ISO27003-7.5 | Documented Information |
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AS9100D:2016 — Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is AS9100D — Aerospace Quality Management System?
AS9100D — Aerospace Quality Management System is a compliance framework from International (Aerospace) with 14 domains and 80 controls. AS9100D (SAE International) is the aerospace quality management system standard based on ISO 9001:2015 with additional aerospace-specific requirements. It addresses the unique quality, safety, and reliability requirements of the aviation, space, and defense industries. Required for certification of aerospace manufacturers and suppliers. Recognized by major aerospace OEMs (Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, etc.) as a prerequisite for supplier qualification. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does AS9100D — Aerospace Quality Management System have?
AS9100D — Aerospace Quality Management System has 80 controls organised across 14 domains. The largest domains are Operation (Clause 8) (14 controls), Operation (12 controls), Leadership (Clause 5) (10 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does AS9100D — Aerospace Quality Management System map to?
AS9100D — Aerospace Quality Management System maps to 639 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are AS9100D:2016 — Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence (23% coverage), ISO/IEC 27003:2017 (23% coverage), PIC/S Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicinal Products (23% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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