Form · VAL-F07
Temperature Excursion Investigation Report
Excursion details, product impact assessment, disposition and CAPA.
Purpose
The investigation report for a temperature (or humidity) excursion: definition of the excursion from monitoring data, products and batches affected, cause, product impact assessment with reference to stability data or manufacturer assessment, disposition decision, CAPA and closure, per VAL-P08.
What it covers
- 1. Excursion definition
- 2. Cause
- 3. Products affected and impact assessment
- 4. Disposition
- 5. CAPA and closure
- Authorisation
How to complete it
- 1.Open within one working day of an excursion beyond the storage limit; number EXC-YY-NNN.
- 2.Define the excursion from EMS data (not the alarm time); attach the trend; compute duration outside limits and MKT.
- 3.List every product / batch present with quantities; assess impact individually; attach the stability data or the manufacturer's written assessment.
- 4.Record disposition and the approver; record CAPA (SOP-05) and close within 30 days with QA approval.
Before you use it
- Replace every square-bracket token, starting with [LABORATORY NAME], [ADDRESS] and [EFFECTIVE DATE]. The full token list is in GD-01 Read Me First.
- Have the content technically reviewed against how your laboratory actually works, then approved by the responsible manager before it becomes a controlled document.
- Update the Word fields after editing so the table of contents and page numbers are correct: select all, then press F9.
- Record the document in your own document register and set its review date.
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