1 Introduction

1.1 Procedure for production process and product approval (PPA)

1.2 Objective of the PPA procedure
2 Range of application of the PPA procedure
3 Initiation of the PPA procedure
4 Basic sequence of the PPA procedure
5 Agreement on the PPA procedure
6 Execution of the PPA procedure
6.1 Production process approval
6.2 Product approval
6.3 PPA documentation and procedure for deviations
6.4 Customer decision on the PPA procedure
7 Special processes
7.1 Stepped PPA procedure
7.2 PPA procedure for the approval of variants
7.3 Small series
8 Retention periods
9 Declaration of constituent materials
10 Layout inspection and functional testing
11 Terms
12 Appendices and downloads
Appendix 1 – Notes on PPA deliverables (Table 1)
Appendix 2 – Agreement on the PPA procedure
Appendix 3 – Product and production process self-assessment
Appendix 4 – Cover sheet for PPA report and PPA evaluation
Appendix 5 – Cover sheet PPA software
Appendix 6 – Part history
Appendix 7 – Explanation of the use of the Trigger Matrix
Appendix 8 – Trigger Matrix
Appendix 9 – Comparison PPA  PPAP