This standard establishes requirements for performing and documenting the First Article Inspection (FAI).
1.2 Purpose
The purpose of the First Article Inspection is to give objective evidence that all engineering, design and
specification requirements are correctly understood, accounted for, verified, and recorded. The purpose of this
standard is to provide a consistent documentation requirement for aerospace components FAI.
1.3 Convention
The following convention is used in this standard.
The words shall and mustindicate mandatory requirements.
The word should indicates mandatory requirements with some flexibility allowed in compliance
methodology. An organization is permitted to show that its approach meets the intent of the requirement
and this standard.
Words typical, example or e.g. show suggestions given for guidance only.
Notes are used for additional clarification.