CopyrightSAEInternationalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithSAENoreprodιβaE)债妍Br∣Aξ)RRESS^thoutRATIONALEThisstandardwasrevisedtoemphasizethevalueoftheFirstArticleInspection(FAI)processtoanorganization,separateandenhancetheplanningandevaluationactivities,anddefineDigitalProductDefinition(DPD)anditsrelationshiptotheFAIprocess.Additionalchangestothestandardrequirements,definitions,andassociatednoteswereincorporatedinresponsetostakeholderneeds.FOREWORDToassurecustomersatisfaction,aviation,space,anddefenseorganizationsmustproduceandcontinuallyimprovesafe,reliableproductsthatmeetorexceedcustomerandapplicablestatutoryandregulatoryrequirements.Theglobalizationoftheindustryandtheresultingdiversityofregionalandnationalrequirementsandexpectationshavecomplicatedthisobjective.Organizationsfacethechallengeofpurchasingproductsfromsuppliersthroughouttheworldandatalllevelsofthesupplychain.Industrysuppliersandprocessorsfacethechallengeofdeliveringproductstomultiplecustomershavingvaryingqualityrequirementsandexpectations.Theaviation,space,anddefenseindustryestablishedtheInternationalAerospaceQualityGroup(IAQG)forthepurposeofachievingsignificantimprovementsinqualityandsafety,andreductionsincostthroughoutthevaluestream.ThisorganizationincludesrepresentationfromcompaniesintheAmericas,Asia/Pacific,andEurope.ThisinternationalstandardhasbeenpreparedbytheIAQG.ThisdocumentstandardizesFAIprocessrequirementstothegreatestextentpossibleandcanbeusedatalllevelsofthesupplychainbyorganizationsaroundtheworldtoprovideaconsistentprocessanddocumentationrequirementsforverificationofaviation,space,anddefenseproduct.Itsuseshouldresultinimprovedquality,schedule,andcostperformancebythereductionoreliminationoforganization-uniquerequirementsandwiderapplicationofgoodpractices.Whileprimarilydevelopedfortheaviation,space,anddefenseindustry,thisstandardcanalsobeusedinotherindustrysectorswhereastandardizedFAIprocessisneeded.SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:"ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser."SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmayberevised,reaffirmed,stabilized,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2014SAEInternationalTINTERNATIONAL.AEROSPACESTANDARDAS9102TechnicallyequivalentwritingspublishedinallIAQGsectors.REV.BIssued2000-08Revised2014-10SupersedingAS9102A(R)AerospaceFirstArticleInspectionRequirementAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.---------------------------TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:CopyrightSAEl∩lernaiionalProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithSAENoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHSOrderNumber：W1660573Soldto：ARROWHEADPRODUCTS[832384100001]-PBIEGLER@ARROWHEADPRODUCTS.NET,NotforResale,2014-10-1413:25:59UTCSAEINTERNATIONALAS9102BPaqe2of21TABLEOFCONTENTS1.SCOPE..............................................................................................................................................................31.1General....................................
