AC7114 slash sheets Compliance for Inspection Service Providers

Every Nadcap NDT auditee, because the base AC7114 alone cannot be accredited. A shop adds one slash sheet for each method it wants on its Scope of Accreditation, plus the 'S' supplemental sheet for each prime that has approved it. Personnel are qualified under employer-based certification, so a contracted Level III can sign the written practice and administer examinations for the firm.

A firm running penetrant, magnetic particle and film radiography is therefore audited against at least four criteria documents plus supplements in a single visit. The slash sheets are where Nadcap NDT gets method-specific. AC7114 states it 'is supplemented by Audit Criteria for specific NDT processes to be accredited and shall be used with the applicable Subscriber Supplemental Checklists.' Each method has a numbered slash sheet audited alongside the base; each has an 'S' twin carrying prime-specific questions keyed to subscriber codes; and each has a lettered attachment form on which the site declares its materials and equipment for that method. Scope, revision and effective date are all tracked per sheet, so a single site's certificate routinely lists documents at different revisions with different 'to be used on audits on/after' dates. Getting the slash-sheet selection wrong is the fastest way to have real work fall outside the accredited scope.

Source: AC7114 Rev L (Revised 21-SEP-2017) read in full — Section 2.2.1/2.2.2 for the attachment series AC7114-A and AC7114/1A–/9A and the Subscriber Matrix, and the certification-record tables listing AC7114/1, /2, '/3 and /7', /4, /5, /6, /8, /9. Slash-sheet titles and revisions taken from PRI-issued Scopes of Accreditation: AC7114/1 Rev N and Rev O (Penetrant), /2 Rev N and Rev P (Magnetic Particle), /3 Rev N and Rev O (Ultrasonic), /4 Rev N (Film Radiography), /5 Rev F (Eddy Current), /9 Rev B (Remote Image and Film Viewing), /10 Rev B (Digital Radiography DDA and CR/PSL), and the matching /1S, /2S, /3S, /4S, /5S, /10S supplements with subscriber codes U1 Honeywell, U2 Pratt & Whitney, U3 Rolls-Royce plc, U4 Lockheed Martin, U6 Rolls-Royce Corporation, U10 GE Aviation, U11 Boeing, U14 Safran, U16 Bell Helicopter, U17 Sikorsky, U21 Eaton, U26 Collins Aerospace (Goodrich). AC7114/11 Rev A is listed as a posted document on the Japanese Aerospace Quality Group AC list dated 03-Dec-2021. NOTE: the numbers AC7114/6, /7, /8 and /11 are confirmed to exist, but their subject titles were not verifiable from a primary source and are deliberately not stated here — AC7114/7 is grouped with AC7114/3 in the base checklist's personnel-record table, which places it in the ultrasonic family. All sources accessed 21 Aug 2026.

AC7114 slash sheets at a glance — authority, scope and what it demands
Item	What applies	Why it matters
Authority	Performance Review Institute (PRI) — Nadcap NDT Task Group; the supplemental 'S' sheets are owned by the individual subscribing primes	The body that issues, audits and can withdraw
Applies to	Every Nadcap NDT auditee, because the base AC7114 alone cannot be accredited.	Whether this binds your firm at all
Personnel certification	Employer-based — the firm certifies its own, under a qualified Level III	Decides whether an outsourced Level III can sign for you
Renewal	The slash sheets follow the base accreditation cycle — 12 months initially, extendable to 18 and then 24 months under the Supplier Merit Program — but each document is revised on its own clock. A single 2025-dated certificate shows AC7114 Rev S effective for audits on/after 19-May-2024, AC7114/2 Rev P and AC7114/3 Rev O both on/after 17-Mar-2024, and AC7114/1 Rev O marked for audits before 16-Feb-2025, meaning a newer revision took effect mid-cycle. Revision effectivity must be re-checked before every audit, not once per accreditation.	Diarise from the certificate date, not from memory
Methods in scope	PT — AC7114/1, MT — AC7114/2, UT — AC7114/3 (with AC7114/7 in the same personnel-record grouping), RT film — AC7114/4, ET — AC7114/5, Remote image and film viewing — AC7114/9	Each method needs its own procedure and qualified personnel
Industries	Aerospace and defence manufacturing, Independent NDT test houses, MRO and component overhaul, Castings and forgings, Rotating components and engine parts	Where this regime shows up in contracts

Who does AC7114 slash sheets apply to?

Every Nadcap NDT auditee, because the base AC7114 alone cannot be accredited. A shop adds one slash sheet for each method it wants on its Scope of Accreditation, plus the 'S' supplemental sheet for each prime that has approved it. A firm running penetrant, magnetic particle and film radiography is therefore audited against at least four criteria documents plus supplements in a single visit.

Can an outsourced Level III sign for AC7114 slash sheets compliance?

Yes. AC7114 slash sheets accepts employer-based certification, which places the obligation on the employer and allows a contracted Level III to write and sign the written practice, approve procedures and administer examinations. The Level III must be qualified in each method they sign for, and the employer still owns the records.

What documents does a AC7114 slash sheets audit ask for?

The applicable slash sheet completed as a self-audit for every method in scope, uploaded with the base AC7114 self-audit 30 days before the audit, The applicable subscriber supplemental sheet (AC7114S, AC7114/1S, /2S, /3S, /4S, /5S, /10S) for each prime shown on the Subscriber Matrix, Per-method material and equipment attachment forms: AC7114/1A, /2A, /3A, /4A, /5A, /6A, /7A, /8A, /9A, Method process procedure and the technique sheets or data cards for the parts to be run as compliance jobs, Records for the process control tools and reference standards used for equipment set-up in that method. Auditors open records before they open manuals, because a manual describes intent while records show practice. The most common failure is a documented system that does not match what the technicians actually do.

How often is AC7114 slash sheets renewed?

The slash sheets follow the base accreditation cycle — 12 months initially, extendable to 18 and then 24 months under the Supplier Merit Program — but each document is revised on its own clock. A single 2025-dated certificate shows AC7114 Rev S effective for audits on/after 19-May-2024, AC7114/2 Rev P and AC7114/3 Rev O both on/after 17-Mar-2024, and AC7114/1 Rev O marked for audits before 16-Feb-2025, meaning a newer revision took effect mid-cycle. Revision effectivity must be re-checked before every audit, not once per accreditation. Firms that diarise renewal from the certificate date rather than from the last audit avoid the lapse that forces a full reapplication.

What are the most common AC7114 slash sheets findings?

Scope on the Qualified Manufacturers List does not match what the shop runs — most often digital radiography or computed radiography performed while only the film radiography sheet AC7114/4 is on the scope, Self-audit prepared on a superseded slash-sheet revision after PRI had already posted and notified the new one, Subscriber Matrix inaccurate, so the supplemental checklist for a prime that has approved the site was never run — AC7114 states this is cause for a follow-up audit, Per-method material and equipment attachment (AC7114/1A through /9A) not completed or not available at the time of the audit. These recur because they are records problems rather than capability problems — the work is being done correctly and the evidence is not being kept.

Which NDT methods does AC7114 slash sheets cover?

PT — AC7114/1, MT — AC7114/2, UT — AC7114/3 (with AC7114/7 in the same personnel-record grouping), RT film — AC7114/4, ET — AC7114/5, Remote image and film viewing — AC7114/9, Digital radiography DDA and computed radiography CR/PSL — AC7114/10. Each method in scope needs its own approved procedure and personnel qualified in that specific method; a Level III qualified in ultrasonics cannot sign for radiography.

Personnel certification under AC7114 slash sheets

The slash sheets do not create a separate certification scheme — certification stays employer-based to NAS 410/EN 4179 under the base document. What they do is define the granularity: the base checklist's certification-record table is laid out by slash sheet, with a row for AC7114/1, /2, '/3 and /7', /4, /5, /6, /8 and /9, and the auditor reviews at least one certification package for each method at each level issued since the last audit. So the Level 3 — internal or external — must hold NAS 410/EN 4179 certification in every method whose slash sheet is on the scope, and personnel certificates must name the technique, not just the method.

The audit sequence

Select the slash sheets that match the methods actually performed and confirm them on the eAuditNet scope verification screen with the auditor — digital radiography, for example, needs AC7114/10 and is not covered by the film radiography sheet AC7114/4.
Check revision effectivity before preparing: PRI publishes each sheet with a 'to be used on audits on/after' date and issues change notifications, and an existing self-audit performed before a revision was released may not be acceptable.
Complete a self-audit per slash sheet and populate the matching AC7114/nA attachment with the site's materials and equipment for that method.
Provide one compliance job per method so the auditor can follow a real part through that method's process procedure, technique sheet, process control checks and reporting.
Answer the subscriber supplemental questions for each prime on the Subscriber Matrix; supplements are audited in the same visit and produce NCRs against the S document, not the base.
Close NCRs per document in eAuditNet; the Task Group ballots the whole pack, and the resulting certificate lists each slash sheet with its revision and the subscriber codes accredited under it.

Documents an auditor asks for

The applicable slash sheet completed as a self-audit for every method in scope, uploaded with the base AC7114 self-audit 30 days before the audit
The applicable subscriber supplemental sheet (AC7114S, AC7114/1S, /2S, /3S, /4S, /5S, /10S) for each prime shown on the Subscriber Matrix
Per-method material and equipment attachment forms: AC7114/1A, /2A, /3A, /4A, /5A, /6A, /7A, /8A, /9A
Method process procedure and the technique sheets or data cards for the parts to be run as compliance jobs
Records for the process control tools and reference standards used for equipment set-up in that method
Certification packages, filed so they can be produced by method and level for each slash sheet on the scope
Current Scope of Accreditation from the eAuditNet Qualified Manufacturers List, to confirm which slash sheets and revisions the site is actually accredited to

Findings firms get against AC7114 slash sheets

Scope on the Qualified Manufacturers List does not match what the shop runs — most often digital radiography or computed radiography performed while only the film radiography sheet AC7114/4 is on the scope
Self-audit prepared on a superseded slash-sheet revision after PRI had already posted and notified the new one
Subscriber Matrix inaccurate, so the supplemental checklist for a prime that has approved the site was never run — AC7114 states this is cause for a follow-up audit
Per-method material and equipment attachment (AC7114/1A through /9A) not completed or not available at the time of the audit
Technique sheets or data cards for the method not reviewed and approved by a Level 3 certified in that specific method
Process control tools or reference standards used for equipment set-up in the method not controlled, calibrated or traceable
No compliance job available for a method in scope, so the auditor cannot witness that method end to end
Subscriber supplemental questions answered by pointing at the base-checklist response rather than the prime's specific requirement