AS9102 Form 1 Part Number Accountability: The Cover Sheet That Locks the FAI Binder and How Rev C Rewrote It
Form 1 is the smallest sheet in an AS9102 FAI package and the one that determines whether the reviewer even opens Form 2. A field by field walkthrough of Form 1 under AS9102 Rev C: the Part Type shift that replaced the serial number, the signature lock that closes the binder, the sub-assembly rollup rules, the full versus partial declaration, the four kickback patterns that eat submissions, and a pre-submission QA pass a supplier quality lead can run in twenty minutes.
AS9102 Form 2 Product Accountability: The Materials, Special Processes, and Functional Testing Evidence That Has to Survive a Customer Reviewer
AS9102 Form 2 is the FAI form most often returned by a customer reviewer, and not because of the part. It is the supply chain map: every material spec, every special process, every functional test, with the supplier and the cert that proves it. A practitioner walkthrough of what each cell has to carry, the four kickback patterns that cost the most rework, and how to QA the form before the binder leaves your hands.
FAI vs PPAP: When Aerospace Suppliers Need First Article Inspection, PPAP, or Both
FAI under AS9102 and PPAP under AIAG cover similar ground for different supply chains. A practical guide to where they overlap, where they don't, which customers ask for which, and how dual-cert aerospace shops keep one source of truth feeding both submissions.
AS9102 Partial FAI Re-accomplishment: When You Need One and What Has to Be in the Binder
AS9102 partial FAI re-accomplishment is the clause aerospace SQEs argue about most. A practical guide to Clause 4 triggers, the impact analysis a customer expects to see, what changes on Form 1, Form 2, and Form 3 when scope is partial, and how to keep the original FAI binder defensible through a revision.
Characteristic Accountability in AS9102: How to Balloon a Drawing So Form 3 Maps One to One
Characteristic accountability is where most AS9102 FAI packages get rejected. A practical guide to ballooning a drawing under Rev C, what counts as a characteristic, how GD&T and notes get numbered, and how to make Form 3 map one to one to the design record.
AS9102 First Article Inspection: How Form 1, Form 2, and Form 3 Fit Together Under Rev C
A practical guide to the AS9102 First Article Inspection report under Rev C. Form 1 part accountability, Form 2 material and process verification, Form 3 dimensional results, when an FAI is required, how to handle re-accomplishment, and what changed from Rev B.