SAE AS9138

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
2. REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
5. REQUIRED INFORMATION TO BE DOCUMENTED
6. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTING PRODUCT BY
    INDIVIDUAL LOTS
7. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTING PRODUCT PRODUCED
    UNDER SWITCHING RULES
8. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTING PRODUCT PRODUCED
    UNDER PROCESS CONTROLS
9. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTING PRODUCTS
    BASED ON CONTINUOUS SAMPLING, SKIP-LOT SAMPLING,
    OR METHODS FOR SPECIAL CASES
10. NOTES
APPENDIX A - GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNING INITIAL RELIABILITY
             REQUIREMENT QUALITY LEVELS
APPENDIX B - ACRONYM LOG
APPENDIX C - MATHEMATICS FOR ACCEPTING PRODUCT UNDER
             LOT-BY-LOT INSPECTION
APPENDIX D - GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL
             IMPLEMENTATION OF STATISTICAL PRODUCT ACCEPTANCE METHODS
APPENDIX E - DISCUSSION ON THE TECHNICAL RATIONALE AND HISTORY
             OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF QUALITY PARAMETERS TO RELIABILITY
APPENDIX F - GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING A STATISTICAL PRODUCT
             ACCEPTANCE TECHNIQUE AND QUALITY PARAMETER
APPENDIX G - GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCEPTING
             PRODUCT BY INDIVIDUAL LOTS
APPENDIX H - GUIDELINES FOR SOME SPECIAL ACCEPTANCE METHODS
APPENDIX I - GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCEPTING
             PRODUCT PRODUCED UNDER SWITCHING RULES
APPENDIX J - GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCEPTING
             PRODUCT PRODUCED UNDER PROCESS CONTROLS
APPENDIX K - GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCEPTING
             PRODUCTS BASED ON CONTINUOUS SAMPLING

This standard establishes requirements when implementing statistical product acceptance methods to meet defined risk requirements.

This standard establishes requirements when implementing statistical product acceptance methods to meet defined risk requirements. This standard also establishes the minimum content required to be covered in an organization’s documented procedures that govern their application of statistical product acceptance methods.These general requirements and documented procedures apply the requirements of the 9100/9110/9120 quality management system standards, in addition to establishing requirements for retrievability, safety/critical characteristics, and quality parameters that protect the customer.