ML20203F164

Notice of Nonconformance from Insp on 860609-11

ML20203F164
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Issue date:	07/28/1986
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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ML20203F157	List: ML20203F153 ML20203F164 ML20203F172
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REF-QA-99900878 NUDOCS 8607300118
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4 APPENDIX A Phoenix Steel Corporation Docket No. 99900878/86-01 e

. NOTICE OF NONCONFORMANCE A. Subparagraph NCA-3868.1, " Control of Measuring and Testing Equipment, Gen-eral Requirements," of Section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code states, in part: "A procedure shall be in effect to assure that tools, gauges, instruments, and other measuring and test devices used to verify compliance of material with the material specification and this Section are calibrated and properly adjusted to specified periods or use intervals to maintain accuracy within necessary limits." .

Phoenix Steel Corporation (PSC) procedure, PXTT-1, Revision 0, "Calibra-tion of Working Standards," Paragraph 4.0 states, in part: " Calibration shall be performed monthly."

Quality Control Procedure, PXIN-2, Revision 0, " Wall Thickness Caliper Gage Calibration Procedure," Paragraph 3.0, " Documentation," states, in part: " The Final Inspector shall record the completion of the calibratiop of the caliper gage on the first line of the Final Inspection / Production

• Report for the original check and on the next available line of the report for each additional check. A minimum of two calibration checks shall be recorded per shif t, one at the beginning and one towards the end."

Contrary to the above, as of June 11, 1986, calibration of the working standards was performed annually rather than monthly, and as of June 11, l 1986, the Final Inspection / Production Reports examined did not cont 9 1n consistent recordings of the calibration checks having been performed. l (86-01-01) ,

B. Subparagraph NCA-3869.2, " Corrective Action," of Section III of the ASME '

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code states, in part: Measures shall be esta-blished to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, l and nonconformances are promptly identified and reported to appropriate 1evels of management. The measures shall also assure that the cause of the conditions adverse to established quality levels be determined and corrected.

The identification of conditions adverse to establishing levels, the cause of the condition, and the corrective action taken shall be documented and reported to appropriate levels of management.

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l Paragraph 12.2.3 of the,QAM states, in part: "A monthly report to management will be written summarizing major areas of quality problems." i l

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Paragraph 13.2 of the QAM requires that the monthly Quali*.i Report contain, '

as a minimum; a statistical evaluation of nonconformances .or the previous month; quality related investigations, findings, and any corrective action taken; statistical review of process control attributes; status of Quality Assurance internal audits and customer audits; statistical evaluation of claims, summary of progress of corrective action assignments from previous Quality Reports and Meetings." l Contrary to the above, The Quality Reports which were prepared did not contain all the required information. Reports for the period January 1984 to April 1986 did not contain' the summary of progress for corrective action ,

assignments, while the reports for the period September 1985 to April 1986 did not contain the status of QA internal audits and customer audits.

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