Maintaining Traceability Between First Article Records and Shipping Certifications
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Applicable Standards
AS9102Applicable Sections
- ✓Form 1 — Part Number Accountability
- ✓Form 3 — Characteristic Accountability
Related
- AS9100
Topics
- fai
- as9102
- traceability
- certificate-of-conformance
- documentation
A supplier prepared a First Article Inspection Report (FAIR) alongside delivery documentation for an aerospace component. During documentation review prior to customer portal submission, discrepancies were noted between the manufacturing work order referenced on AS9102 Form 1 Field 9 and the production job number cited on the shipping Certificate of Conformance (CoC).
A mismatch between the manufacturing process reference on the FAIR and the job order on the CoC breaks product traceability, raising uncertainty as to whether the submitted inspection data represents the delivered production lot.
Common Mistakes
- Incorrect or incomplete Form 1 part number traceability.
- Drawing notes not captured as characteristics.
Best Practice
Quality personnel must verify that the manufacturing process reference in AS9102 Form 1 Field 9 directly reconciles with shipping documentation and work traveler records before customer submittal. Establish pre-release clerical checks and ensure compliance with flow-down requirements for digital FAIR portal uploads.
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