Nadcap MANAGEMENT COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE

FEBRUARY 2013

CONFIRMED

CONFIRMED MINUTES

February 20, 2013

Westin Park Central hotel

dallas, tx, usa

These minutes are not final until confirmed by the NMC in writing or by vote at a subsequent meeting. Information herein does not constitute a communication or recommendation from the NMC and shall not be considered as such by any agency.

WEDNESDAY, 20-FEB-13

1.0 OPENING COMMENTS

1.1 Call to Order / Quorum Check

The Nadcap Management Council (NMC) Steering Committee Meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m., 20-Feb-13.

A quorum was established with the following representatives in attendance:

NMC Voting Member in Attendance

* / Pascal / Blondet / Airbus / Chairperson
* / Richard / Blyth / Rolls-Royce
* / Bob / Bodemuller / Ball Aerospace & Technology
* / Katie / Bradley / Lockheed Martin Corp.
* / Mike / Brandt / Alcoa
* / Robert / Custer / AAA Plating & Inspection
* / Suzanna / DeMoss / 3M
* / John / Haddock / BAE Systems – MAI
* / Tim / Hayes / General Dynamics
* / Scott / Iby / Hamilton Sundstrand (UTAS)
* / Eric / Jacklin / F.M. Callahan & Son Plating
* / Serge / Labbe / Heroux-Devtek
* / Jeff / Lott / The Boeing Company
* / Steve / McGinn / Honeywell Aerospace
* / Robin / McGuckin / Bombardier Aerospace
* / Dave / Michaud / Fountain Plating
* / Colby / Nicks / Bell Helicopter Textron
* / Ana / Ottani dos Santos / Embraer SA
* / Mark / Rechtsteiner / GE Aviation
* / Per / Rehndell / GKN Aerospace Sweden AB
* / Brad / Richwine / Raytheon Co.
* / Davide / Salerno / Alenia Aermacchi SpA
* / Vitorio / Stana / Avcorp Industries, Inc.
* / Kevin / Ward / Goodrich (UTAS) / Vice Chairperson
* / George / Winchester / Northrop Grumman

Other Attendees

* / Ken / Abram / Honeywell Aerospace
Cathleen / Cruz / M7 Aerospace
Amie / Emerson / Spirit AeroSystems
Bob / Koukol / Honeywell Aerospace
John / Pfeiffer / GE Aviation
Brian / Reynolds / Alcoa

PRI Staff in Attendance

* / Jerry / Aston
Mark / Aubele
John / Barrett
Rebekah / Braun
Michael / Graham
P. Michael / Gutridge
Connie / Hess
Scott / Klavon
Jim / Lewis
Justin / McCabe
Kellie / O’Connor
Glenn / Shultz
Andy / Statham
Jon / Steffey

1.1  Opening Comments

Pascal Blondet reviewed the meeting agenda. The Antitrust/Code of Ethics/Conflict of Interest video was also viewed. A motion was made to approve the October 2012 Steering Committee minutes. This motion was seconded and the minutes from the October 2012 Steering Committee meeting were approved.

Two new Subscriber Voting Members (UVM) were confirmed by Pascal Blondet:

·  Cathleen Cruz, M7 Aerospace – replacing Tim Brooks

·  Amie Emerson, Spirit AeroSystems – replacing Mark Cathey

2.0  Open Action Items from Previous Meeting.

There were three open action items at the time of this meeting.

1-  Item to be closed during meeting, see Future Meetings.

2-  Item completed and closed.

4-  Item is currently in process.

3.0 Committee Status Reports

A.  Metrics Committee

Bob Bodemuller reported that the Initial Cycle Time was red for January 2013, with an average of 60 days. For more details please see the attached presentation.

B.  Ethics & Appeals Committee

Kevin Ward reviewed the recent activity within the Ethics & Appeals Committee. For more details please see the attached presentation.

C.  Globalization & Strategy Committee

Kevin Ward gave an update on the status of the potential new Task Groups, including Raw Materials, Castings and Forgings, which will be conducting a joint survey to determine areas of interest and to collect Nadcap Subscribers inputs on their needs for these potential developments. The Committee also worked on the top three issues from the recent Nadcap Risk Assessment, which was conducted in September 2012. For more details please see the attached presentation.

D. Oversight Committee

Richard Blyth reported the Oversight Committee had reviewed 151 auditor observations, out of which 147 met expectations and 4 did not. Additionally, the 2013 Oversight Audit plan, to be led by Richard Blyth, was reviewed. For more details please see the attached presentation.

A motion was made to accept the 2013 Oversight Audit Plan. The motion was seconded and the 2013 Oversight Audit Plan was approved.

E. Standardization Committee

Steve McGinn gave an update on the Standardization Committee’s activities. The Chemical Processing and Welding Task Groups will pilot the new Smart Checklists program, beginning in October 2013. Also, the Auditor Consistency Sub-Team will be working to identify a single metric. For more details, please see the attached presentation.

4.0 eAuditNet Enhancements – In Progress & Top 5

Jon Steffey gave a brief update on the current status of in process enhancements to eAuditNet, as well as the next projects in queue for Informatics. For more details, please see the attached presentation.

5.0 Conventional Machining as a Special Process (CMSP) Overview

Ken Abram gave an overview of the CMSP Task Group and their primary focus. He also made a request for additional participation from Subscribers. For more details, please see the attached presentation.

ACTION ITEM: CMSP Task Group to conduct NMC Survey for additional feedback and potentially gain additional interest. (DUE DATE: 03-Jun-13)

6.0 IAQG & SAE Aerospace Council reports

Christian Buck gave a quick update on the IAQG’s activities. 9100 Revision D is currently being worked, and more focus is being placed on auditor capacity.

Jim Lewis gave an update on SAE Aero Council. There is some crossover with Nadcap in relation to discussion over frequency definitions. They are potentially considering an addition to SAE Standards to address this topic. There has also been some exploration of Raw Materials. The Council is scheduled to meet again in April 2013.

7.0 PRI Board of Directors (BoD) Meeting Feedback

Joe Pinto gave a report on the BoD’s activities. Steve Wells of Goodrich (UTAS) has been elected as the new Chairperson. At the meeting in October, the Board worked on revising PRI Articles of Association. The BoD also reviewed and approved the PRI plan for 2013.

8.0 Future Meetings

Kellie O’Connor gave an overview of the upcoming Nadcap Meeting locations as well as proposed venues in Europe for 2016 & 2017. For more details, please see the attached presentation.

A motion was made to approve the continued Global Meeting Rotation as listed in the above presentation on slide 5. The motion was seconded and the Global Rotation was approved as proposed.

ACTION ITEM: PRI Staff to analyze available data on attendees at the most recent European Nadcap Meetings, particularly looking for number of attendees and region that they are traveling from. (DUE DATE: 05-Jun-13)

ACTION ITEM: Kellie O’Connor to send the list of proposed & current European venues for upcoming Nadcap Meetings to the NMC Voting Members for feedback on what locations would be most appropriate. (DUE DATE: 01-Apr-13)

ACTION ITEM: PRI Staff to identify permanent locations in Europe and the Americas based on survey feedback. (DUE DATE: 22-Oct-13)

9.0 Supplier Support Committee (SSC)

Eric Jacklin reported on the SSC’s continued success of events taking place during Nadcap Meeting week. There is also a new Supplier Survey in the works, being planned for 2013. For more details, please see the attached presentation.

10.0 New Business / Meeting Feedback

Kevin Ward discussed a clarification to the definition of a Subscriber. There is a revision in NOP-001, which is currently in ballot.

Pascal Blondet thanked John Barrett, who will be retiring from PRI at the end of February, for all his work and involvement with the NMC.

There was no feedback given on the meeting.

11.0 Adjournment

A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. This motion was seconded and the meeting was adjourned.

RAIL:

Minutes prepared by:

Kellie O’Connor

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