Quality Assurance

At Fairchild Controls we recognize that quality is everyone's job. Accordingly, we utilize industry-leading tools to build conformance and reliability into every process and procedure used to design, develop and deliver products and services to customers.

The QA department at Fairchild Controls leads deployment of these processes across the entire corporation. Our quality assurance team consists of dedicated program managers; experienced quality engineers; a highly-skilled inspection team; calibration and metrology technicians; configuration management specialists; internal auditors, supplier quality engineers, software quality engineers, and Six Sigma Black Belts. This team ensures compliance to internal procedures, customer specifications and international regulatory requirements.

Empowered employee teams at Fairchild Controls use a detailed root cause and corrective action system to monitor and resolve any escapes, internal defects or process yield issues prior adverse impact on our customers.

Fairchild Controls places a high value on Professional Development. Quality Assurance personnel hold 32 individual certifications from Professional Societies in Quality Science Disciplines that include Quality Management, Engineering, Reliability, Software, Inspection, Auditing, and Configuration Management. See professional certifications

The management and employees of Fairchild Controls are dedicated and committed to maintaining the Quality Policies and Procedures as outlined in the GEN-QMS9100 (Quality Management System) manual. Fairchild Controls ensures that the quality policies, procedures and objectives are understood, implemented and maintained at all levels throughout the organization. Fairchild Controls empowers and encourages each employee to continually improve their processes, emphasizing prevention rather than reaction.

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
2 ASQ CERTIFIED QUALITY MANAGER
1 ASQ CERTIFIED RELIABILITY ENGINEER
2 ASQ CERTIFIED QUALITY ENGINEER
2 ASQ CERTIFIED SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER
4 ASQ CERTIFIED QUALITY AUDITOR
4 ASQ CERTIFIED QUALITY TECHNICIAN
4 ASQ CERTIFIED MECHANICAL INSPECTOR
2 ASQ CERTIFIED CALIBRATION TECHNICIAN
1 ISCM CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL CONFIGURATION MANAGER
1 ISCM CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGER
1 ULTRASONIC TESTING LEVEL II
1 FAA CERTIFICATED A&P MECHANIC
3 FAA CERTIFICATED REPAIRMAN
3 FAA DESIGNATED MANUFACTURING INSPECTION REPRESENTATIVE (DMIR)

SPECIALIZED TRAINING
4 COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE (CMM) OPERATOR/ DEA SCHOOL GRADUATE
3 ADVANCED DEA COURSE GRADUATES
1 ISO 9000 LEAD ASSESSOR

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY
ESD ASSOCIATION
INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS AUTOMATION SOCIETY
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STANDARDS LABS INTERNATIONAL

GEN-QMS9100 (Quality Management System Manual)

Fairchild Controls maintains the following:

AS9100B / ISO9001
Quality System Registration Certification

FAA Repair Station Certificate
Certificated Federal Aviation Administration Repair Station No. SW3R856L

FAA Repair Station Operations Specification
Certificated Federal Aviation Administration Repair Operations

EASA Repair Station Approval Certificate
Certificated European Aviation Safety Agency Repair Station No. EASA 145.4439

FAA Production Approvals
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Additional Approvals
Boeing D6-82479 and Addendum 1