Proper Completion of AS9102 Form 2 for Materials, Processes, and Tests
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Applicable Standards
AS9102Applicable Sections
- ✓Form 1 — Part Number Accountability
- ✓Form 2 — Product Accountability
- ✓Form 3 — Characteristic Accountability
Topics
- fai
- documentation
- as9102
- form-2
- form-1
- cots
- functional-test
A supplier submitted a First Article Inspection (FAI) package for a multi-component assembly. During review of the FAI package, the customer's quality engineering team identified several discrepancies on AS9102 Form 2, 'Product Accountability – Raw Material, Special Process(es), Functional Test(s)'. The form contained incorrect entries and ambiguity regarding conditionally required information.
The supplier incorrectly listed Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) items from the parts list on Form 2, which are required to be on Form 1. Additionally, the supplier was uncertain whether to complete fields for functional testing when no such test was explicitly defined on the engineering drawing, highlighting a misunderstanding of Conditionally Required (CR) fields.
Key Takeaways
- The FAI package was disapproved pending correction, requiring the supplier to redistribute the information to the appropriate forms.
- This rework delayed the formal acceptance of the first article part.
- The supplier incorrectly listed Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) items from the parts list on Form 2, which are required to be on Form 1.
Common Mistakes
- Incorrect or incomplete Form 1 part number traceability.
- Drawing notes not captured as characteristics.
Best Practice
Verify that FAI documentation adheres strictly to AS9102 requirements, ensuring Form 2 is used only for raw materials and special process sources. All bill of material components, including COTS parts, belong on Form 1, and conditionally required fields on Form 2 must only be completed when specified in the engineering definition.
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