AS9100DAwarenessFoundation

Counterfeit Parts Detection and Avoidance

Keep counterfeit, fraudulent and suspect parts and materials out of your products

Duration: 1.5 hours
Modules: 4
Final exam: 70% to pass
Certificate: No expiry

$59

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Verifiable Certificate of Completion. Certificate does not expire.
3 exam attempts
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About this course

Counterfeit electronic parts, misrepresented raw material, fake fasteners and forged certificates reach aerospace and defense products through ordinary purchase orders placed under ordinary pressure: an obsolete part, a long lead time, a price that is too good. This course teaches the controls that AS9100D clause 8.1.4 requires and that AS5553, AS6174, AS6081 and AS6171 describe in detail, in language for the people who buy, receive, inspect and use parts.

You learn the vocabulary of counterfeit, suspect, fraudulent and substandard, how recycled, remarked, cloned and overproduced parts are made, and why the problem keeps returning. You learn to buy from the right sources, verify authorization and traceability, and run a risk assessment before any independent distributor purchase. At receiving you learn the documentation and visual checks a non-expert can make, and when to escalate to laboratory methods. When a suspect part is found, you learn the first-hour response, why it must never go back to the seller, and how reporting to customers, GIDEP and ERAI works, including awareness of the DFARS clauses that apply on US defense contracts.

The course is for buyers, supplier quality staff, receiving inspectors, stores and kitting staff, engineers, programme managers and anyone who needs to meet the training element of AS9100D clause 8.1.4 or a customer counterfeit prevention flow-down. Regulatory content is at awareness level; follow your own company's procedures, contracts and legal guidance.

The course closes with a 10-question examination drawn from a bank of 20. On passing you receive a PlanetISO Certificate of Completion with lifetime access to the course content. The certificate does not expire.

What you will be able to do

Distinguish counterfeit, suspect counterfeit, fraudulent and substandard parts and explain how counterfeit electronics and materials are produced.
Explain what AS9100D clauses 8.1.4, 8.4.3 and 8.7 require for prevention, flow-down and control of counterfeit parts.
Apply the source hierarchy, verify distributor authorization and recognise what complete traceability to the original manufacturer looks like.
Describe the risk assessment and purchase order conditions required before buying from an independent distributor.
Perform the documentation and visual checks at receiving that a non-expert can make, and recognise when to escalate to laboratory testing.
Carry out the first-hour response to a suspect part: stop, tag, quarantine, preserve evidence and report.
Describe the reporting routes to customers, GIDEP and ERAI and the awareness-level obligations under DFARS 252.246-7007 and 252.246-7008.

Course outline

1
What counterfeit means
Counterfeit, suspect counterfeit, fraudulent and substandard; how recycled, remarked, cloned and overproduced electronics are made; counterfeit material, fasteners, bearings and certificates; why it happens and what it costs.
About 25 minutes, then a module quiz
2
Avoidance: buying so counterfeits never arrive
Original manufacturers and authorized distributors, approved source lists, traceability to the OCM, risk assessment before an independent distributor buy, obsolescence monitoring and flow-down to sub-tiers.
About 25 minutes, then a module quiz
3
Detection at receiving
Documentation checks, visual indicators on parts and packaging, material and fastener checks, when to escalate to laboratory tests, and what a non-expert can do.
About 25 minutes, then a module quiz
4
Response: when you find one
Quarantine, why you never return suspect parts to the seller, internal and external reporting including GIDEP and ERAI, DFARS obligations, records, customer notification and scenarios.
About 25 minutes, then a module quiz
Final examination and certificate
10 questions drawn from the course bank. Score 70% or higher to receive your Certificate of Completion.

Who it is for

Buyers, planners and purchasing managers in aerospace, defense and medical device supply chains
Receiving inspectors, stores, kitting and incoming quality staff
Supplier quality engineers and auditors who assess sub-tier sourcing
Design, component and programme engineers who manage obsolescence and alternates
Quality managers who need to meet the training element of AS9100D clause 8.1.4

Prerequisites

None.

Questions

Does this course satisfy the training requirement in AS9100D clause 8.1.4?

It provides awareness training on counterfeit part prevention that you can record against clause 8.1.4. Your organization decides whether it is sufficient for each role; buyers and inspectors usually need site-specific training on your own procedures and test plans as well.

Does the course cover DFARS and other regulations?

At awareness level only. It explains what DFARS 252.246-7007 and 252.246-7008 require in outline and names GIDEP and ERAI as reporting routes. It is not legal advice; your contracts, compliance function and legal counsel determine how the clauses apply to you.

Will I be able to identify counterfeit parts after this course?

You will be able to recognise the documentation and visual indicators that make a lot suspect, preserve the evidence and escalate correctly. Confirming or clearing a part requires laboratory methods under AS6171 performed by trained analysts, which this course describes but does not teach.

What certificate do I receive?

You receive a PlanetISO Certificate of Completion showing the course title, your name and your exam result. It does not expire. It is evidence of training for your competence record; it is not an accreditation and does not make you a certified counterfeit parts inspector.

How long do I have access?

Lifetime access to the course and your certificate. You can revisit any module and download your certificate at any time.

What happens if I fail the exam?

You have 3 attempts. Each attempt draws a different 10-question set from the bank of 20, and the module quizzes can be retaken without limit to prepare.

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About this course

What you will be able to do

Course outline

What counterfeit means

Avoidance: buying so counterfeits never arrive

Detection at receiving

Response: when you find one

Final examination and certificate

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