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a. Screen the lots or batches and dispose of all nonconforming units in accordance with paragraph 4.3.
b. Determine the cause of the nonconformances and implement appropriate process changes.
c. Initiate the switching requirements of paragraph 5.2.1.3.
d. Advise the Government representative of actions taken and resubmit the screened lot or batches to the Government for evaluation/consideration.
4.3 Disposition of nonconforming product. All units of product found to be nonconforming by the contractor shall be removed and kept apart from the flow of production or otherwise identified or segregated to preclude submission to the Government. The contractor may rework or repair these units unless the contract excludes such activities. Corrected product shall be screened by the contractor and resubmitted to the Government apart from the regular flow of the product.
4.4 Critical characteristics. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or product specifications, the contractor is required for each critical characteristic to implement an automated screening or a fail safe manufacturing operation and apply sampling plan VL-VII to verify the performance of the screening operation. The occurrence of one or more critical nonconformances requires corrective action as specified in paragraph 4.5.
4.5 Special reservations for critical nonconformance. When a critical nonconformance is discovered at any phase of production or during any inspection, the following immediate actions are required:
a. Prevent delivery of critical nonconforming units to the Government. b. Notify the Government representative.
c. Identify the cause.
d. Take corrective action.
e. Screen all available units
Records of corrective actions shall be maintained and made available to the Government representative.
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