First Article

Inspection
Report Tip
Sheet
The purpose of this document is to provide a sample
representation based on generally accepted practices and to
clarify requirements for completing First Article Inspection
Reports.

This document will also include requirements needed to establish

baseline, traceability and standardization as best practices.
This document is not to be used in lieu of or a replacement to
AS9102, contractual and/or customer requirements. This
document is intended to provide examples only.
 FORM 1 – PART NUMBER ACCOUNTABILITY

6. (Conditionally Required) This

can be the drawing and/or the
Digital Product Definition
number assigned to the part. 7. (Required) The
The drawing number may be revision level of the
defined by the customer, drawing or Digital
internal system, or design Product Definition
1. Required: This is usually the 3. (Conditionally number assigned to
definition. Because this field
customer part number contained required): A the part. If there's no
designates all drawings and
on the purchasing documents; or unique identifier revision, enter N/C,
parts lists used to define design
the part number from the Bill of 5. Required: The revision assigned to a part,
specifications for the product, or No Change. If field
Materials (BOM). This could also be level of the FAI part sub-assembly, or 6 contains multiple
there can be one or more
an internal manufacturer part which is being inspected. assembly by the entries, this field will
drawing numbers listed in this 4. (Required) Identifier for the
number if a customer part number If the part is controlled organization or need to match the
field. First Article Inspection Report.
is unavailable. by a revision, and the customer. entries in field 6 ( Formally FAI number)
part has not been
revised, mark it as “N/C” 2. Required: Name of
, or “No Change”. the specific part

9. (Required): A reference number 10. (Required): Name of the 11. (Optional) The customer's 8.(Optional) reference
that provides traceability to the organization responsible for designation for the organization. numbers related to any
generating the designed Also known as a Vendor Code, changes made in the product, 12. (Required) Purchase Order
specific manufacturing lot. If
characteristics of the product Vendor Identification Number, or but not part of the Number: Customer purchase
necessary, lot or batch number,
and performing the FAI. Supplier Number. drawing/part revision level. order number, if applicable.
date code, revision level, or line
number may be included. This could be a design or
engineering change or
deviation from drawing
requirements.

14. ( Required) Select “Full” if the FAI contains all features to

make the part/FAI OR “Partial” if it only includes part of the
13. (Required): Mark “Detail Part” if no parts are assembled to
features. Complete Reason for Full / Partial FAI and include
make the part OR “Assembly ” if part requires more than one the Baseline Part Number including revision level.
part to make it, then complete fields 15-18.

15. ( Conditionally required)

Assembly part numbers
taken from the Assembly
Bill of Materials. These can
include non-modified COTS,
standard catalogue or
Commercial-Off-the-Shelf
(COTS)
Part Numbers.

18. ( Conditionally required) For part

numbers and part names entered in
16. ( Conditionally required)
17. ( Conditionaly required) fields 15 and 16, indicate the FAIR
This field is the name of the
20. (Required): signature For part numbers and part Identification. NOTE: If there is no
part number entered in Field
of the person who has names entered in fields 15 available FAIR identifier, enter the
15 of Form 1
verified that all and 16, indicate if this is a organization's FAI identifier.
verifications have been detail, sub-assembly,
completed - Electronic standard catalog item or
19. (Required): If the FAIR contains
signatures are permitted. COTS. NOTE: This field was 21. ( Required): Date
one or more non-conformances, select
previously "Part Serial that the signature was
"Yes". Otherwise, select "No"
number" in Rev B entered in field 20.

24. ( Conditionally 23. (Required): Date that

required) Customer to the signature was
22. (Required): signature of the person who has approved the
enter approval signature. entered in field 22.
Electronic signatures are FAIR. This cannot be the same person who signed field 20.
permitted. Electronic signatures are permitted.

25. (Conditionally Required):

26. ( Optional) : Enter any necessary comments related to Date that the signature was
ancillary documentation or non-conformances. entered in field 24.
 FORM 2 - PRODUCT ACCOUNTABILITY - MATERIALS, SPECIAL PROCESSES, AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING

5. (Required If Exists): If this

exists then Form 2, Fields 6, 8,
9 and 10 must be completed.
8. (Required If Exists):
Full, entire actual 6. (Required if exists): should 9. (Required if Exists):
Name and Address of the
Specification Name of the include the type and/or form of Enter Yes, No or NA if the
supplier that issued the
material, modified the material that makes up the customer requires
material or completed the
Commercial-Off-the-Shelf part as well as any special approval verification for
special process and that
(COTS) and/or modified process specifications. the material or special
suppliers’ vendor code the
standard catalogue or Name, process.
customer of that supplier
and/or special process
issued to them.
specifications that makes the
material or does the special
process (this is the name of 7. (Optional): Material or
the specification listed in field special process code the
6). customer has assigned to
a material or special
process. Leave blank 3. (Required):
unless explicitly required Same as Form
1. (Required): 2. (Required): 4. (Required):
and directions are 1 Field 3.
Same as Form 1 Same as Form Same as Form 1
1 Field 2. provided. Field 4.
Field 1.

10. (Required if exists):

Enter any special process
completion certificate
numbers or material test
report numbers.

11. (Required If Exists): Procedure number of the

Functional Test ( This is to be identified as a design
characteristic)
Note: This is often confused with in-process 12. (Required If Exists): The Functional Test
conformance testing. Design characteristics that Acceptance report number that contains the
determine conformance such as torque, hardness or functional test report of the test.
conductivity, should go on form 3.

13. (Optional): Add comments as needed.

FORM 3 - CHARACTERISTIC ACCOUNTABILITY, VERIFICATION, AND COMPATIBIBLITY EVALUATION

1. (Required): Same
as Form 1 Field 1.

8. (Required): Requirement for the

design characteristic - nominal
5. (Required): A specific number dimension and associated
for a specific requirement. Note: tolerances, or drawing notes.
This can be different than the
balloon number. A single
characteristic number that has
been applied to multiple 4. (Required): Same
characteristics can be entered as 2. (Required): Same 3. (Required): Same
as Form 1 Field 4.
one characteristic number in this as Form 1 Field 2. as Form 1 Field 3.
field.

9. (Required): The
results of inspecting
the features in field 8 12. (Optional): Additional
6. (Required):
data - additional field
Location on the
numbers can be used as
drawing/model of
needed.
where the
requirement, 7. (Required): Designator 10. (Required If Used): A
characteristic is for a specific class of specific tool designed to inspect
located. Sometimes characteristic. This can take a specific feature. If a qualified 11. (Required If Exists):
referred to as the the form of a "Critical to tool is used for characteristic The non-conformance
"Grid Zone" quality" or "Key" validation, the gauge value or number of the
designation. Note: This is range ( Min/Max value) must documentation for the
often confused with the type be recorded. non-conformance.
of design characteristic Note: this is often confused
which is the requirement with standard measurement
(Field 8). equipment e.g. scale, calipers,
micrometers, visual.