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First Article Inspection by ashfordeou

Name: First Article Inspection
Author: ashfordeOU

First Article Inspection

Use when preparing or reviewing an AS9102 first article inspection (FAI) report: determine whether forms 1, 2, and 3 (part accountability, material and special processes, characteristic accountability) are present and acceptable, validate that all nonconformances are closed, classify the FAI as complete or not complete, and check whether a production change triggers a delta FAI. Also scope the characteristic accountability count against the measured population. Trigger: first article inspection, fai, as9102, form 1, form 2, form 3, part accountability, characteristic, delta fai, production.

ashfordeOU Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

AS9102 First Article Inspection (manufacturing-quality/as9102/first-article-inspection)

Use when the task is an AS9102 first article inspection: form completeness, delta FAI triggers, and characteristic accountability for the aerospace production article.

Domain quick reference

AS9102 is the aerospace FAI standard (IAQG); the report has three forms: form 1 part accountability, form 2 material and special processes, form 3 characteristic accountability.
An FAI is complete only when forms 1, 2, and 3 are all present, each is acceptable, and all nonconformances are closed.
A delta FAI is required when the production article changes: design change affecting form, fit, or function; manufacturing source, process, tooling, or material change; or a two-year lapse since the last FAI.
Characteristic accountability compares the measured characteristic population against the total defined on form 3; every design characteristic must be accounted for.

Workflow

Collect the FAI report: forms 1, 2, and 3.
Check each form for presence and acceptability (part accountability, material and special processes, characteristic accountability).
Confirm all nonconformances are closed.
Classify the FAI as complete or not complete, listing the missing elements.
Check the production change history for delta FAI triggers, and verify the measured characteristic count covers the total.

Pitfalls

Declaring the FAI complete with a form absent (all three are required).
Closing a form with open nonconformances (FAI stays not complete).
Missing a delta FAI when the manufacturing source or process changed.
Signing off characteristic accountability with measured count below the total population.

Behavior contract (gate 3)

The completeness, delta-FAI, and accountability logic is exercised by the gate 3 contract test: scripts/test_first_article_inspection.py against scripts/first_article_inspection_logic.py (stdlib unittest, offline). Run: python3 scripts/test_first_article_inspection.py

Compliance

Standards referenced, not reproduced: AS9102/AS9100 text is proprietary (IAQG/SAE); summary-only per standards-map.yaml and brief 06.
compliance: STANDARDS-REF, gated: false.

---name: first-article-inspectiondescription: Use when preparing or reviewing an AS9102 first article inspection (FAI) report: determine whether forms 1, 2, and 3 (part accountability, material and special processes, characteristic accountability) are present and acceptable, validate that all nonconformances are closed, classify the FAI as complete or not complete, and check whether a production change triggers a delta FAI. Also scope the characteristic accountability count against the measured population. Trigger: first article inspection, fai, as9102, form 1, form 2, form 3, part accountability, characteristic, delta fai, production.license: Apache-2.0---# AS9102 First Article Inspection (manufacturing-quality/as9102/first-article-inspection)Use when the task is an AS9102 first article inspection: formcompleteness, delta FAI triggers, and characteristic accountabilityfor the aerospace production article.## Domain quick reference- AS9102 is the aerospace FAI standard (IAQG); the report has three forms: form 1 part accountability, form 2 material and special processes, form 3 characteristic accountability.- An FAI is complete only when forms 1, 2, and 3 are all present, each is acceptable, and all nonconformances are closed.- A delta FAI is required when the production article changes: design change affecting form, fit, or function; manufacturing source, process, tooling, or material change; or a two-year lapse since the last FAI.- Characteristic accountability compares the measured characteristic population against the total defined on form 3; every design characteristic must be accounted for.## Workflow1. Collect the FAI report: forms 1, 2, and 3.2. Check each form for presence and acceptability (part accountability, material and special processes, characteristic accountability).3. Confirm all nonconformances are closed.4. Classify the FAI as complete or not complete, listing the missing elements.5. Check the production change history for delta FAI triggers, and verify the measured characteristic count covers the total.## Pitfalls- Declaring the FAI complete with a form absent (all three are required).- Closing a form with open nonconformances (FAI stays not complete).- Missing a delta FAI when the manufacturing source or process changed.- Signing off characteristic accountability with measured count below the total population.## Behavior contract (gate 3)The completeness, delta-FAI, and accountability logic is exercised bythe gate 3 contract test: scripts/test_first_article_inspection.pyagainst scripts/first_article_inspection_logic.py (stdlib unittest,offline). Run:python3 scripts/test_first_article_inspection.py## Compliance- Standards referenced, not reproduced: AS9102/AS9100 text is proprietary (IAQG/SAE); summary-only per standards-map.yaml and brief 06.- compliance: STANDARDS-REF, gated: false.

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