TS EN 2000

TS EN 2000 addresses the rules and procedures for approving the quality system used by a manufacturer of aerospace products. In aerospace, quality assurance is not limited to inspecting finished items; it depends on a structured system covering process control, traceability, records, responsibilities, and consistent execution throughout production. This standard focuses on the acceptance of the manufacturer’s quality system for EN aerospace products.

What approval of a quality system means

In general technical terms, approval of a quality system is the assessment of whether an organisation carries out specified manufacturing activities in a defined, traceable, and auditable way. This is especially important in aerospace because material conformity, process capability, personnel competence, and documentation discipline all affect product reliability and repeatability. TS EN 2000 defines the rules and procedure for that assessment; its scope is the framework for accepting the manufacturer’s quality system rather than a product test method or a detailed performance specification.

Scope and boundaries

• The scope is the approval of quality systems for manufacturers producing EN aerospace products.
• Its focus is the organisation’s system-level conformity, not a standalone product performance standard.
• It provides a common framework for procedures, records, and responsibility arrangements used in aerospace quality assurance.
• The document is based on EN 2000:1991 and is used in the context of quality system certification.