In May of this year as new employee of this company, working on my second project I experienced a first for me in 10 years of being a CWI.
We where given a window project and the only thing provided was a drawing, on the drawing in the notes the Ground Combat Vehicle Code- Steel 12479550 non-critical was specified. We qualified all of the WPS’s and the welders per this code.
We had completed the PPAP run, submitted the FAI to the customer, with the FAI being accepted the customers came and audited our system. They verified that we qualified the WPS’s and the welders, and they surveyed our internal system and accepted our work.
Now 6 months later I’m asked to number the welds on the drawing and create an itemized checklist from table 6.1 detailing each weld. I have a problem with this request because we were not informed of this requirement at the time that we made this product.
I write a statement saying that we qualified the project per code and that the inspections were to the table 6.1. And added a statement to the best of my memory that the weld call-out on 2 of the welds had conflict with the length – pitch and a note 8 on the print specifying a specific length of continuous weld and that these issues were submitted to the customer and approved.
Now the DCMA of the customer is refusing the work because my statement is signifying mistrust and that they cannot work in this type of situation.
I do not see where mistrust is a issue and I will not back date anything from 6 months past.
Am I wrong? I try to do things right and to do the right thing.