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<p>Material characterization and assessment is a crucial stage in most of aviation and aeronautical research and a basis for further design and testing of more complex aircraft elements and structures. Material test’s reliability can only be guaranteed by conducting them at independent and reliable laboratories, operating based on a management system assessed by a third-party such as the accreditation according to the ISO / IEC 17025 or NADCAP or having the qualification of the second-party based on specific customer requirements. This paper introduces basic requirements for material testing laboratories according to accreditation systems and describes its responsibilities as qualified and reliable testing suppliers.</p>
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Material characterization and assessment is a crucial stage in most of aviation and aeronautical research and a basis for further design and testing of more complex aircraft elements and structures. Material test’s reliability can only be guaranteed by conducting them at independent and reliable laboratories, operating based on a management system assessed by a third-party such as the accreditation according to the ISO / IEC 17025 or NADCAP or having the qualification of the second-party based on specific customer requirements. This paper introduces basic requirements for material testing laboratories according to accreditation systems and describes its responsibilities as qualified and reliable testing suppliers.

Certification of Testing Laboratories – The Basis of Reliability Among Research Vendors in Aviation

marzena.wichniarz@ilot.lukasiewicz.gov.pl

Fatigue of Aircraft Structures

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Material characterization and assessment is a crucial stage in most of aviation and aeronautical research and a basis for further design and testing of more...

Certification of Testing Laboratories – The Basis of Reliability Among Research Vendors in Aviation

Publicado en línea: 28 jul 2022

Páginas: 99 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fas-2021-0009

Palabras clave
certification, accreditation, NADCAP, ISO / IEC 17025, standardization, material test, standard, management system, quality, laboratory, validation, reliability

© 2021 Marzena Wichniarz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Certification of Testing Laboratories – The Basis of Reliability Among Research Vendors in Aviation

Publicado en línea: 28 jul 2022

Páginas: 99 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fas-2021-0009

Palabras clavecertification, accreditation, NADCAP, ISO / IEC 17025, standardization, material test, standard, management system, quality, laboratory, validation, reliability

© 2021 Marzena Wichniarz, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
certification, accreditation, NADCAP, ISO / IEC 17025, standardization, material test, standard, management system, quality, laboratory, validation, reliability