Danner Corporation Quality Requirements

Document: F-840-008 (REV H) Date: 01/28/2026

1. General Quality Management Requirements

1.1 Quality Management System

The Supplier must maintain a Quality Management System that complies with either ISO 9001, AS9120 (distributors only), or AS9100.

1.2 Supplier Corrective Action

Supplier must, on request, provide statements of corrective actions on failures of Supplier's product, Quality System or other areas of performance. Corrective action statements may require approval of Danner Corp Quality Assurance or Supply Chain Manager.

1.3 Calibration System Requirements

Supplier must have a calibration system that assures compliance with ANSI/NCSL Z540-1 "American National Standard for Calibration". Any deviation or waiver to this requirement must be approved in advance by Danner Corp Quality Assurance.

1.4 International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) Warning

ITAR Warning: Equipment and/or technical data generated or delivered in performance of this contract may be controlled by the Code of Federal Regulations, International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 CFR, Chapter I, Part 120, Sections 120–130, and may require an export license before assigning any foreign person or foreign national to perform work under this contract or before granting access to foreign persons or foreign nationals to any equipment/technical data generated or delivered in performance of this contract (See 22 CFR, Ch. I, Section 123). If you have any questions about the proper application of ITAR restrictions, immediately contact your Danner Corp Procurement Representative for resolution.

2. Documentation & Record Requirements

2.1 Certification of Conformance, Material Test Reports and Certified Test Data

Each shipment shall include Supplier and/or Manufacturer Certificate of Conformance, material test reports, certified test data, and special process certifications.

Certificate of Conformance must be identified with part number (as specified on Danner Purchase Order, hereafter referred to as "purchase order"), batch/LOT information, date of manufacture, and include the signature of a responsible representative stating material, process, or article being shipped meets requirements of applicable drawing or specification cited in the purchase order.
Unless otherwise specified by the purchase order, parts, assemblies and components must be identified per the engineering drawing and marked with batch/LOT information and/or the date of manufacture. When identification is not specified on the engineering drawing, the product must be identified with the part number specified on the purchase order. When items are too small to be easily identified, parts may be bagged or tagged with the proper identification indicated on the bag or tag. Raw material procured to Federal, Military, Aerospace or other specifications must be marked per the identification specification referenced in the controlling specification.
Tests must be identified with specification number and heat and/or cure lot number. Chemical and physical test reports and data must include actual numerical values for each property tested in accordance with the applicable specification. When more than one specimen is required, test results of each are required on the report. Specification and revision must be shown on each test report furnished and must be to the latest release.
For Boeing product, suppliers must ensure that:
- (a) Parts and/or materials were produced under Federal Aviation Administration approved manufacturing and quality control systems/methods as set forth in FAA Production Certificate No. 700 issued to The Boeing Company; and
- (b) Such parts and/or materials are new and in airworthy condition. Specifications and revision must be to the latest release unless otherwise noted.

2.2 Quality Assurance Records Retention

Supplier must retain manufacturing planning, all certifications, first article inspection (FAI) reports, and test reports required to assure that commodity conforms to the contractual and technical requirements of the purchase order for a minimum of the current year + 10 years after closure of the purchase order. At the expiration of any applicable period set forth above and prior to any disposal of records, Supplier will notify Danner Corp of records to be disposed of and Danner Corp reserves the right to request delivery of such records. In the event Danner Corp chooses to exercise this right, Supplier must promptly deliver such records to Danner Corp at no additional cost on media agreed to by both parties.

2.3 Revision Status / Technical Data

Supplier must assure that specifications, drawings, parts list, process requirements, inspection and verification instructions, and other relevant technical data is the current controlled and released revision unless otherwise specified in the purchase order.

3. Product Control Requirements

3.1 Traceability / Lot and Batch Control

Supplier must maintain lot and batch control of raw materials and details to purchased items through the use of lot, batch, serial number, or date of manufacture, as applicable, for all items in the shipment.

3.2 Shelf Life

Age sensitive material must have a minimum of 75% shelf life remaining from its manufactured date/cure date prior to shipment to Danner Corp. Material that has less than 75% remaining must have approval from Danner Corp Purchasing Dept prior to shipping.

3.3 Control of Excess Product or Materials

Supplier must clearly identify and strictly control all Danner Corp/customer proprietary product that is in excess of contract/purchase order quantity, throughout its lifecycle, in order to prevent product from being sold or provided to a third party without prior written authorization. Additionally, Supplier must not provide Product from excess inventory that was previously rejected or returned by Danner Corp without prior written authorization from Danner Corp. When Supplier fulfills an order from excess inventory for which Supplier was the original manufacturer, Supplier must be able to demonstrate traceability to the original Danner Corp purchase order document that authorized manufacture of Product when requested by Danner Corp. The Supplier must strictly prohibit Danner Corp/proprietary material that is in excess of contract quantity from being sold or provided to any third party without prior written authorization from Danner Corp.

3.4 Foreign Object Damage (FOD) Control

Supplier must maintain adequate FOD controls per AS9146.

3.5 Counterfeit Parts

Suppliers must maintain adequate procedures to control Counterfeit Parts, including (but not limited to) Avoidance, Detection, Mitigation, and Disposition per the requirements of AS6174. Supplier must notify Danner Corp Purchasing within 24 hours upon determining that counterfeit materials have been shipped or previously supplied to Danner Corporation.

4. Process Control Requirements

4.1 Special Processes

Use of NADCAP approved sources is required for the following special processes:

Heat Treating
Welding
Chemical Processing
Nondestructive Testing
Surface Enhancement
Composites
Materials Testing

All special processes for details and assemblies built per Boeing drawings must be processed utilizing D1-4426 approved vendors. Suppliers are to uphold the requirements of D1-4426 and all its appendices. All material and hardware used in details and assemblies built per Boeing drawings must be obtained from Boeing-approved sources.

4.2 First Article Inspection

A First Article Inspection (FAI) in accordance with SAE AS9102, of one part randomly selected from the first manufacturing lot of each part number, must be conducted and documented by the Supplier. Subsequent FAI's (Delta FAI's) must be performed if there is any change in tooling (rework, modification, or replacement), manufacturing methods, equipment utilized, or personnel performing the work. Engineering drawing revisions must require the generation of Delta FAI's to document the differences between the new and previous FAI. A new FAI must be accomplished on a randomly selected part from the first lot produced if there is a lapse in the manufacturing cycle of two (2) years.

4.3 Quality Assurance and Inspection

Acceptance sampling requirements for Suppliers is applicable to all purchase orders where the Supplier performs sampling inspection. Unless a sampling plan is already defined in the governing specifications, the Supplier must perform 100% for in-process and final inspection, or Supplier must conform to the requirements of document AS9138. Any characteristics identified in the design documentation as "SAFETY" or "CRITICAL" (similar or equivalent) must not be accepted using statistical product acceptance methods.

Note: Statistical process control must be implemented if/when required by the authority and/or controlling engineering documents. Danner Corp reserves the right to prohibit a supplier's statistical methods for product acceptance for specific sites/programs, parts or characteristics, and to conduct surveillance at Supplier's facility to assess conformance to the requirements of AS9138.

4.4 Operator Self Verification

If Supplier uses an operator self-verification program, Supplier must comply with the requirements set forth in SAE Industry Standard AS9162 "Aerospace Operator Self Verification Programs." Danner Corp reserves the right to conduct surveillance at Supplier's facility to determine that Supplier is compliant to AS9162.

4.5 Application of Acceptance Authority Media (AAM)

Supplier must comply with the AS/EN/JISQ 9100 requirements and 14 CFR Part 21.2 regarding the application of the Acceptance Authority Media (AAM) requirements. Supplier must, within its organization and its supply chain, ensure that the use of AAM is clearly defined within its Quality Management System (QMS). Supplier must, upon customer request, be able to demonstrate evidence of communication to its employees and to its supply chain; use of AAM must be considered as a personal warranty of compliance and conformity. Supplier must maintain compliance to the AAM requirements by assessing its process and supply chain as part of its internal audit activities.

4.6 Digital Product Data (DPD/MBD) Requirements

Supplier must be DPD-approved by Danner Corp and be in compliance with requirements set forth in Boeing D6-51991. Supplier must have a copy of D6-51991 on file. Supplier must notify Danner Corp within 30 days of any changes to Supplier's DPD/MBD procedure or approval status.

4.7 Special Tooling

Suppliers providing special tooling inspection/manufacturing/repair to Danner in support of Boeing contracts must meet the requirements of Boeing D950-11059-1 and D33200-1.

5. Change Control & Flow Down

5.1 Control of Changes

Supplier agrees not to make any change in materials or design details that would affect the part or any component part thereof without prior written approval from Danner Corp. Supplier must flow this requirement to any sub-tiers or suppliers. Supplier must notify Danner Corp when changes to any of the following occur: work transfer, manufacturing facility or location, sub-tier or supplier of product provided, or product or production process(es).

5.2 Supplier Flow Down

Supplier must notify Danner Corp prior to outsourcing any requirements pertaining to Buyer's purchase order. After approval for outsourcing, in writing, Supplier must flow down all requirements outlined on the purchase order, including any key characteristics, to their supply chain.

5.3 Notice of Escapement

Supplier must provide a written notification to Danner Corp Purchasing and/or Quality Assurance when a nonconformance is determined to exist, or is suspected to exist, on product already delivered to Danner Corp within 24 hours. Notification must include:

Affected process(es) or product number(s) and name(s),
Description of the nonconforming condition and the affected engineering requirement,
Quantities, dates, purchase orders, and destinations of delivered shipments,
Suspect or affected serial numbers or date codes and airplane line units when applicable.

Supplier shall not disposition nonconforming product affecting Danner Corp requirements as use-as-is or repair without prior written approval from Danner Corp.

5.4 Monitoring Supplier Performance

Danner Corp reserves the right to monitor supplier quality and delivery performance and may adjust supplier approval status based on performance results.

6. Customer-Specific Requirements

6.1 Boeing

Supplier must conform to the following Boeing Enterprise requirements:

Boeing Commercial Aircraft (BCA) FAA Production Certificate 700 Quality System Supplier Control Program:
- The Supplier will place this statement (verbatim) with all Boeing Commercial shipments:
  "Seller hereby acknowledges that the parts and/or materials being shipped under this order are intended for use under Boeing's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Production Certificate 700."
- Parts procured under BCA PC700 must not have FAA-PMA markings on them nor on certificates of conformance or other accompanying paperwork.
Supplier must comply with the requirements of Form X31764, Boeing Quality Purchasing Data Requirements.

6.2 Sikorsky

Supplier must use Sikorsky approved sources for all materials, hardware, and special processes.

6.3 Goodrich Landing Gear

Supplier must use Goodrich approved sources for all materials, hardware, and special processes.

6.4 Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Supplier providing products to Danner Corp for final delivery to Kawasaki Heavy Industries must meet the requirements of KQMS-7100.

7. Regulatory & Compliance

7.1 Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

Materials noted on this purchase order must be supplied in accordance with OSHA's hazard communication standard 29 CFR 1910-1200, OSHA instruction CPL 2-2.38 dated August 5, 1985, and Washington State codes 296-62-05413, "Safety Data Sheets". Materials not received in compliance with the aforementioned OSHA requirements and Washington State codes will be subject to immediate rejection and return at supplier's expense. In addition, if Supplier is aware of any additional precautions and/or handling techniques instituted with regard to other customers, the Supplier is required to submit those safeguards with the SDS. If specifically noted in the body of the purchase order, Supplier is required to forward a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) certification letter to Danner Corp Buyer for product(s) purchased on this purchase order, with the statement that every chemical component of the product(s) is listed by the Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory (P.L. 94-469).

7.2 Right of Entry

Danner Corp reserves the right to enter, observe, record, and/or report on any activities at the Supplier during the manufacturing of the customer's products. This right extends to include any pertinent federal, state, or local government agency, including the Department of Defense. This requirement must be flowed down to the supplier's supply chain.

7.3 Clean Air Act

The supplier must label products which contain or are manufactured with ozone-depleting substances in the manner and to the extent required by 42 U.S.C. 7671j(b), (c), and (d) and 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart E, as applicable.

7.4 Conflict Minerals

Supplier must certify that materials produced and furnished on this purchase order are free of conflict minerals as defined in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

7.5 Supplier Personnel Awareness

Supplier shall ensure that all personnel involved in the fulfillment of Danner Corp purchase orders are aware of:

their contribution to product or service conformity,
their contribution to product safety, and
the importance of ethical behavior.

Supplier shall maintain evidence of such awareness through training, documented communication, or other appropriate methods consistent with AS9100D clause 8.4.3.m.