AMI General Terms and Conditions of AMI Purchase Orders
Production and/or delivery of parts to Aerospace Manufacturing, Inc. constitutes acceptance of all terms and conditions of the AMI purchase order.
Please email to orderconfirmation@AMI-AMI.com confirming receipt of order, pricing and delivery date. All shipments must be freight collect on AMI UPS account unless otherwise specified in writing. Aerospace Manufacturing will not pay freight charges on any invoice without prior approval.
Right of Entry:
Supplier shall provide access by the purchaser, their customer and regulatory authorities to facility and all quality records related to this order. This access shall flow down to all subcontractors used by supplier.
Prevention of Counterfeit Materials:
Supplier and all personnel are aware of their contribution to preventing the entry of counterfeit parts into the supply chain. A counterfeit part may include, but is not limited to, an unauthorized copy, imitation, substitute, or modified part (e.g., material, part, component), which is knowingly misrepresented as a specified genuine part of an original or authorized manufacturer.
Contribution to Product Safety:
Supplier and all personnel agree to operate in an ethical manner which considers Product Safety as well as Product and Service Conformity at all times.
Retention of Records:
All records shall be kept for a period of ten years from completion of an order.
Reporting Non-Conformance:
Supplier shall provide notification of nonconforming product and make arrangements for organization approval of such.
Product/Process Change Notification:
Supplier shall notify organization of changes in product and/or process definition and obtain organization approval if required.
Material Test Reports:
All parts produced with supplier provided material must have accompanying test reports, indicating which part they were used to produce. No deviation from material requirements called out on drAMIng is permitted without prior written authorization from AMI. Raw material used to make parts for AMI must be manufactured or formed from hollows produced in the USA unless indicated in writing on the purchase order.
Testing Data:
Supplier shall submit dimensional documentation on all non-reference dimensions and or drAMIng/process requirements including surface finish to an AQL Level II at a minimum.
Certificate of Conformance:
All parts and processes must be accompanied by an approved certificate of conformance. This must include the following:
- On supplier letterhead, including name, address, phone & fax
- Part Number, Part Name, Revision, Quantity
- Job Number, where referenced on purchase order
- Serial Number, if applicable, DMR or RMA Number, if applicable
- Cure date/lot ID/heat and/or melt code, if applicable
- Statement of conformance to include the following:
- Parts/processes meet criteria called out on the purchase order
- Statement of compliance with record retention
- Signature and printed name and title of approved quality designee
- Date of completion
Warranty:
Aerospace Manufacturing, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “AMI”) warrant their new and overhaul aircraft component parts against workmanship defects under conditions of ordinary use and service for a period of one year or 1000 hours of normal use or whichever comes first, not to exceed 18 months from invoice. The warranty begins at the time of sale.
This warranty shall not apply to any product which has been installed improperly subject to misuse and neglect or has been damaged by an accident or other means or to any product which has been altered, mutilated, or repaired outside the authority granted by AMI. This warranty is transferable and valid on the originally installed aircraft only. AMI MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE BEYOND THE WARRANTIES MENTIONED ABOVE.
Any part that is under consideration of a warranty repair must be returned to AMI’s Minneapolis facility. AMI shall be the sole judge of defects in return of products. No products shall be returned to AMI without a written statement thoroughly describing the nature of the warranty issue and the Serviceability Part Tag (8130-3) and original work order must be returned with the part. All warranty returned items must be shipped via an Approved AMI carrier using AMI’s shipping account number or no warranty consideration will be allowed for the shipping expenses. AMI will not be responsible for any labor time involved in the installation or removal of the part under warranty consideration.
