NASA Procedures and Guidelines
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NPR 8621.1 Eff. Date: June 02, 2000 Cancellation Date: February 11, 2004	NASA Procedures and Guidelines for Mishap Reporting, Investigating, and Recordkeeping
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___      Telephonic, facsimile, or electronic mail notification
            to Code QS (telephonic requires 1 hr electronic followup)                               ASAP or 1 hr

___      NF 1627A Mishap Report Sent to IRIS                                                        COB nxt day

___      Alert Prepared (if required)                                                  Letter                 48 hours+

___      Recommendation for Mishap Investigation Board
            (MIB) membership                                                                                        36 hours+

___      NASA HQ approval of MIB membership (as appropriate)                            48 hours+

___      Charter Letter prepared and distributed for MIB                  Letter                 72 hours+

___      Support to mishap board provided

___      NF1627 Mishap Report updated by responsible
            organization and sent to IRIS                                                                         30 days*

___      Final Report sent via letter to Appointing Authority               Letter                 60 days *

___      Appointing Authority Accepts (or rejects) report and provides
            to approving official                                                                                       5 days **

___     Approving official approves report for agency and returns to
           appointing official                                                                                           10 days **

___     Appointing official tasks responsible organization(s) to develop
           Corrective Action Plan (CAP) and finalize
           Lessons Learned (LL)                                                           Letter                5 days **

___     NF 1627 updated with approved report information,
           CAP submitted to appointing official                                                               30 days*

___     Appointing official accepts CAP, after review
           by approving official, tasks actions, and provides copy
           of CAP to Approving Authority                                                                     15 days **

___     Approved Report with CAP distributed to Code QS            Letter

___     Copy of report provided to OPR Safety Office

___     Safety Office creates Corrective Action Tracking
           Matrix Chart

___     CAP entered into Headquarters Action Tracking System (HATS)
           (where applicable)

___     Form 1627 updated by Safety Office to include CAP's

___     Safety Office letter to APO confirming CAP closure             Letter

___     APO closure of investigation and CA process
           and release of MIB                                                              Letter

___     Safety Office tracks closure of all actions in HATS
           (if required)

___     Send letter to NASA HQ (Code QS) reporting
           closure of CAP                                                                   Letter

___     Mishap summary report prepared and distributed
           with copy to Code QS                                                        Letter

___     LL submitted to appointing official                                                                 6 weeks**

___     Appointing official accepts LL after review by
           approving official and others, and directs their submission
           to NASA LLIS                                                                                            10 days**

+ = serial time from mishap
* = Calendar Days from prior event
** = Working Days from prior event

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