Section 1: General matters
1.1 Scope
1.2 Related documents
1.3 Units, symbols and terminology
1.3.1 Microwave modular electronic unit (MMEU)
1.3.2 Components
1.4 Standard and preferred values
1.4.1 Preferred climatic categories
1.4.2 Preferred interfaces and fixings
1.5 Marking
Section 2: Quality Assessment procedures
2.1 General
2.1.1 Eligibility for capability approval
2.1.2 Primary stage of manufacture
2.1.3 Sub-contracting
2.1.4 Incorporated components
2.1.5 Structurally similar units
2.1.6 Validity of release
2.1.7 Rework
2.1.8 Repair
2.1.9 Resubmission of rejected lots (for lot-by-lot
inspection)
2.2 Procedure for capability approval
2.2.1 Application for capability approval
2.2.2 Granting of a capability approval
2.2.3 Description of capability (capability manual)
2.2.4 Capability qualifying components (CQCs)
2.2.5 Demonstration and verification of capability
2.2.6 Procedures to be followed in the event of
CQC failure
2.2.7 Abstract of description of capability
2.3 Procedures following the granting of capability approval
2.3.1 Maintenance of capability approval
2.3.2 Procedures to be followed in the event of CQC
failure
2.3.3 Modifications likely to affect the validity of
the capability approval
2.3.4 Extension of capability approval
2.4 Release for delivery
2.4.1 Quality conformance inspection requirements
2.4.2 Customer detail specification
2.4.3 Detail specification for standard catalogue
items to be included in the QPL
Section 3: Test and measurement procedures
3.1 General
3.2 Standard conditions for testing
3.2.1 Standard atmospheric conditions
3.2.2 Electrical measurements
3.3 Alternative test methods
3.4 Measurement uncertainty
3.5 Visual inspection, dimensions/gauging and mass test
methods
3.6 Environmental, mechanical and endurance test methods
3.7 Electrical and performance test methods
Tables
1 Test schedule for demonstration of limits of capability
approval
2 Test schedule for demonstration of process control and
maintenance of capability approval
3 Supplementary process controls
Annexes
A.1 Generic process flow chart - Process
A.2 Process flow chart- Waveguide technology
A.3 Process flow chart - Ferrite technology
A.4 Process flow chart - Substrate line and component
technology
A.5 Process flow chart - Diode/transistor and complex
circuit technology
B Capability approval test report
C Abstract of capability
D Requirements for the form and content of a capability
manual
E.1 Example of CQC selection matrix - single technology
E.2 Example of CQC selection matrix - multiple technologies