Production Defect Report
Structured defect capture: what, where in the process, containment, and photo.
6 questions · 1 page · about 4 minutes to answer · fully editable after you start
Quality escapes travel while reports crawl. This defect report moves at production speed: defect and detection point, suspected process origin, quantity affected and containment taken, with photo capture – the minimum viable 8D opener completed at the line in a few minutes.
The detected-versus-origin gap it records is the quality system's map: defects found far downstream of their origin are your inspection strategy telling on itself.
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Defect capture
Use this form to report a defect in a product or part. Describe what is wrong and where it was found, so we can contain it and find the cause. It takes about 4 minutes.
Q1.Part/product and defect description*
Q2.Where was it DETECTED?*
- At the station producing it
- Next station downstream
- Final inspection
- Customer return
Q3.Suspected origin (station/process/material) and why*
Q4.What containment has been taken so far? Tick all that apply.*
- Suspect stock quarantined
- Line stopped pending decision
- Sorting in progress
- None yet - reporting first
Q5.Quantity affected (confirmed or estimated)*
Q6.Photo of the defect (max 5 MB)
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