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How the NCR-to-CAPA Routing Triage gate works
How the NCR-to-CAPA Routing Triage routes 12 nonconformances to the right CAPA action: a missed-escalation gate overrides the CAPA-load read whenever a repeat or uncontained major NCR has no CAPA opened, forcing ESCALATIONS MISSED — which is how 2 of 12 NCRs miss a required escalation and the log reads ESCALATIONS MISSED.
How the gate works
This tool grades every NCR's actual CAPA call against the routing verdict it should have gotten. It reads 8 NCRs and rolls them into one verdict — the worst, never the average — and then a gate that can only make it worse.
The 8 NCRs
| NCR | Verdict |
|---|---|
| NCR-2440 · Scratch, P-2201 (3rd in 90 days)fix first | MISSED ESCALATIONREPEAT OFFENDER trigger · CAPA still closed |
| NCR-2448 · Dim-out, P-8800, uncontained MAJOR | MISSED ESCALATIONuncontained major · CAPA still closed |
| NCR-2415 · Dim-out, P-3310, first occurrence | CAPA OVERKILLcontained MINOR · CAPA opened anyway |
| NCR-2427 · Label, P-4420, first occurrence | CAPA OVERKILLcontained MINOR · CAPA opened anyway |
| NCR-2430 · Burr, P-3310, first occurrence | CAPA OVERKILLcontained MINOR · CAPA opened anyway |
| NCR-2444 · Finish, P-7700, first occurrence | CAPA OVERKILLcontained MINOR · CAPA opened anyway |
| NCR-2433 · Dim-out, P-5501, CRITICAL | alignedCAPA opened, correctly |
| NCR-2452 · Mixed stock, P-9900, first occurrence | aligneduncontained MINOR, no CAPA - correctly watched |
The verdict bands
An NCR whose severity or REPEAT OFFENDER status routes it to OPEN A CAPA but has no CAPA opened is a MISSED ESCALATION - and even one missed escalation overrides the CAPA-load read, however low the overkill share, so the log reads ESCALATIONS MISSED.
In the worked sample it reads ESCALATIONS MISSED — Four of twelve NCRs are CAPA overkill - routine first-occurrence scratches that earned a CAPA anyway - which alone would only read DROWNING IN MINOR CAPAS at 57% of open CAPAs. But two NCRs needed escalation and didn't get it: the third scratch on P-2201, a REPEAT OFFENDER, and an uncontained major dimensional defect. One missed escalation overrides the load read, so the verdict is ESCALATIONS MISSED. The one thing to fix first: NCR-2440 - the third scratch on P-2201 in 90 days is a REPEAT OFFENDER that was disposed instead of escalated; open its CAPA first, then fix-first moves to NCR-2448, the uncontained major..
Common questions
Can every NCR look survivable on the How the NCR-to-CAPA Routing Triage gate works and the company still read ESCALATIONS MISSED?
Yes. The roll-up takes the worst of 8 NCRs — never the average — then a worsen-only gate, the Missed-escalation gate, escalates when trouble clusters. In the worked sample it reads ESCALATIONS MISSED because four of twelve NCRs are CAPA overkill - routine first-occurrence scratches that earned a CAPA anyway - which alone would only read DROWNING IN MINOR CAPAS at 57% of open CAPAs. But two NCRs needed escalation and didn't get it: the third scratch on P-2201, a REPEAT OFFENDER, and an uncontained major dimensional defect. One missed escalation overrides the load read, so the verdict is ESCALATIONS MISSED.
What is a worsen-only gate?
A dispositive rule that can only lower a verdict, never raise it. One fatal flaw overrides an otherwise-set of survivable lines, because a single disqualifying gap shouldn't hide behind an average of the healthy ones. The tool also names the one thing to fix first — here, "NCR-2440 - the third scratch on P-2201 in 90 days is a REPEAT OFFENDER that was disposed instead of escalated; open its CAPA first, then fix-first moves to NCR-2448, the uncontained major.".
Grades routing consistency against the log you provide; it is not a quality-system certification and does not open or close CAPAs for you.
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