Quality assessment tools are used to increase productivity of a production line by ensuring that the produced item is fit for consumer use. In order for a quality inspection tool to be useful, the process must not affect the item and should not significantly slow down the manufacturing process. Acoustic production can be quickly assessed in a non-intrusive manner and can depict significant information about the generation source. This thesis seeks to assess the usefulness of an acoustic quality inspection tool for rotating machinery and develop such a tool for a small air pump. The acoustics of several pumps were sampled and Fourier analyses were performed. Defects were introduced to the pump specimen and the acoustics were once again sampled. Comparing the divergence of a defective pump acoustic signature lead to the generation of a quality inspection prototype tool. An instrument was created and was able to diagnose two of the three selected pump defects based on its acoustic output. The third defect did not alter the pump acoustics but was still diagnosable by monitoring motor rotational velocity.