ARP6178A Counterfeit Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts: Tools for Risk Assessment of Other than an Authorized Source (e.g., Independent Distributors)
Revised
08/01/2023
- Features
- Issuing Committee
- Content
- This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) is a tool that organizations may use to evaluate a non-authorized supplier’s processes for the prevention, detection, containment, adjudication, and reporting of suspect counterfeit and counterfeit EEE parts. See 3.1.1 and 3.1.2, which reference the use of AS6081 when performing pre-visit self-assessment and on-site assessment of non-authorized suppliers.This ARP is applicable for all organizations that procure EEE parts from suppliers other than authorized sources (e.g., independent distributors).
- Content
- ARP6178 was published in 2011. Industry knowledge, terminology, and suspect counterfeit and counterfeit avoidance processes have evolved since then; this document was updated accordingly.
- Pages
- 7
- Citation
- SAE International Recommended Practice, Counterfeit Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts: Tools for Risk Assessment of Other than an Authorized Source (e.g., Independent Distributors), SAE Standard ARP6178A, Revised August 2023, Issued December 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/ARP6178A.