Supplier's Category: All Aerospace Testing: AS9100 and DO-160 standards
Aerospace testing verifies a component or system against AS9100-linked quality requirements and standards like DO-160, covering environmental and electromagnetic qualification specific to airborne equipment. It’s a higher rigor tier than general industrial testing, with extensive documentation requirements.
Aerospace testing demands documentation and traceability as rigorous as the test itself, so confirm a lab’s paperwork discipline, not just its equipment list.
- Confirm the lab holds relevant accreditation (AS9100, NADCAP where applicable) for your specific test category
- Ask whether they’ve tested to your specific DO-160 section or equivalent standard before, not just aerospace testing generally
- Check documentation package completeness, since aerospace certification bodies scrutinize traceability closely
Related terms: AS9100 quality system, DO-160 environmental qualification, NADCAP accreditation, airworthiness testing, aerospace EMC testing, altitude and temperature qualification, vibration and shock testing for airborne equipment
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When aerospace testing happens
This testing typically follows design-stage regulatory prep under Engineering & Design Services and precedes final airworthiness approval.
Typical sequence
- Regulatory pathway and applicable standards identified during design
- Formal qualification testing (DO-160 sections, structural, EMC) once hardware is built
- Documentation package submitted for airworthiness or type certification