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AS9102 First Article Inspection Procedure Kit, $127 Add to cart - instant download | View Cart | User Conditions

Defines the activities for first article inspection ( FAI ) that is compliant with SAE AS9102A. Prime contractors in the aerospace industry flowdown the requirements of the AS9102 first article inspection procedure ( FAI ) to Suppliers that have design authority.  

We do not impose restrictive data rights management (DRM) - all documents are fully editable and re-usable on multiple computers in your business operation.

If you desire to register your QMS you will need to purchase the SAE sponsored AS9102 document to prove to your Registrar that you understand the requirements. Please visit the SAE website to purchase the FAI standard: http://www.sae.org/technical/standards/AS9102A.

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The Kit contains all documents listed below - click each link to open demo document.

FAI procedure in editable MS Word format to implement AS9102

Configuration Definition Data Package template to create data package of applicable documents

Data List to report the revision level of applicable documents

Guide to finding editable FAI forms on the internet

FAI instructions (implementation guide for AS9102)

First-Piece Inspection Report to support the verification and validation process

General Purpose First Article Report for other than AS9102 activities

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AS9102 First Article Inspection Procedure Kit, $127
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If you desire to register your QMS you will need to purchase the SAE sponsored AS9102 document to prove to your Registrar that you understand the requirements. Please visit the SAE website to purchase the FAI standard: http://www.sae.org/technical/standards/AS9102A.

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Question from atk.com about how to report significant digits for first article inspection report:

Can you help me report significant digits related to first articles??

Hello,

Thanks for your question - please see ASTM E 29 for the industry standard rounding technique, which is applicable to all scientific work regardless of its nature (first article included).

ASTM states:

"When the digit next beyond the last place to be retained is less than 5, retain unchanged the digit in the last place retained.
When the digit next beyond the last place to be retained is greater than 5, increase by 1 the digit in the last place retained.
When the digit next beyond the last place to be retained is 5 and there are no digits beyond this 5 or only zeros, increase by 1 the digit in the last place retained if it is odd, leave the digit unchanged if it is even. Increase by 1 the digit in the last place retained if there are digits beyond this 5.
The rounded value must be obtained in one step by direct rounding of the most precise value available and not in two or more successive roundings."

We cite ASTM E 29 in Company documents whenever part of the work instruction is to report significant digits for compliance to a spec with only 1, 2, 3 or 4 decimal places. If your measuring device's readout displays more decimal places than the specification then you are required to round your reading to match the number of decimal places in the specification - that's where ASTM E 29 comes in handy...

Example - 0.021"±0.001"
0.0211" to 0.0214" must be rounded down to 0.021" for 2 significant digit specifications;
0.0215" to 0.0219" must be rounded up to 0.022" for 2 significant digit specifications;
(unless the last retained digit from the rounding method is even, e.g., 0.0225" is rounded down to 0.022" since the last digit retained is even, while 0.0226" is rounded up to 0.023")

Example - 0.0215"±0.0015"
0.0211" to 0.0219" must be applied as observed - no rounding is possible if the measurement equipment can only read to the 4th decimal place. If the equipment is capable of reading beyond the 4th decimal place then round to the last digit retained as described herein paying particular attention to whether the retained digit is odd or even when followed by the numeral 5.

Example - 550±50
499.1 to 499.4 must be rounded down to 499
499.5 to 499.9 must be rounded up to 500
600.1 to 600.5 must be rounded down to 600
600.6 to 600.9 must be rounded up to 601

Please find this rounding method in our catalog at "General Requirements".

Hope this information helps your project.

Response from T. Gib., Mission Assurance Engineer: "Thanks a bunch Jennifer and Frank!!!"

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• Built in HTML editor. We originally did not provide for editing of procedures or work instructions within eQMS - an external editor was required.

• Enhanced security.

• Many bug fixes.

• New Form Maker functions in the design palette.

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