Reconciling Supplier Identification Codes Between Purchase Orders and AS9102 Form 1
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Applicable Standards
AS9102Applicable Sections
- ✓Form 1 — Part Number Accountability
- ✓Form 3 — Characteristic Accountability
Related
- AS9100
Topics
- purchase-order
- fai
- as9102-form-1
- contract-review
- supplier-code
During the completion of a First Article Inspection Report (FAIR), personnel noted ambiguous or missing supplier identification codes on the incoming purchase order. Quality personnel were uncertain whether to leave Field 11 on Form 1 blank, apply an internal reference number, or carry over a generic organization identifier.
Entering an internal or unverified supplier code instead of validating customer-issued identification risks reconciliation errors and potential FAIR rejection during customer review.
Common Mistakes
- Incorrect or incomplete Form 1 part number traceability.
- Drawing notes not captured as characteristics.
Best Practice
Verify that supplier identification codes used in quality documentation align strictly with customer procurement records and contractual flow-downs. When purchase order flow-downs are missing, incomplete, or ambiguous, initiate formal contract review clarification rather than populating unverified internal identifiers.
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