SAE AS 5553A:2013-01-21

This SAE Aerospace Standard standardizes practices to:

1. maximize availability of authentic parts,

2. procure parts from reliable sources,

3. assure authenticity and conformance of procured parts,

4. control suspect or confirmed fraudulent/counterfeit EEE parts,

5. and report suspect or confirmed fraudulent/counterfeit EEE parts to other potential users and Authority Having Jurisdiction.

6. and assess, mitigate, control, and report parts which have been used, refurbished, or reclaimed, but represented as new product.

Rationale:
This standard was originally created in response to a significant and increasing volume of fraudulent/counterfeit electronic parts entering the aerospace supply chain, posing significant performance, reliability and safety risks. This document has subsequently been expanded to address fraudulent/counterfeit risk mitigation on a global scale across multi-sector electronic supply chain industries and to provide uniform requirements, practices and methods to mitigate the risks of receiving and installing fraudulent/counterfeit electronic parts.