1. SQA01 Guidance Material: FAI Review
GKN Aerospace Services - Cowes Date: 10/5/16

2. SQA01 Guidance Material_FAI Review
Purpose:
To ensure that Supplier FAIRs are generated in accordance with AS9102 Rev B and GKNs requirements.
Requirements:
SQA01 13 First Article Inspection
“Suppliers will perform First Article Inspection (“FAI”) on first off deliveries of new parts, a source change or following changes, in accordance with the latest AS9102 standard, unless specifically instructed otherwise by the Company’s Quality department to suit Customer requirements.”
When requested by the Company, the Supplier is to provide an FAI plan, per AS9102 requirements, to support the initial FAI activities. When Supplier initiates a change that would require re-FAI the Supplier shall inform the Company’s Quality department with an FAI Plan as to how the FAI will be achieved for the affected products. FAIRs are to be submitted via Net Inspect. To get access to the tool and get training, contact Net- Inspect at:

3. SQA01 Guidance Material_FAI Review
The requirement to submit FAI reports to the Company via Net-Inspect applies to any newly created Full or Partial FAI reports (i.e. those created after the date of issue of SQA01 revision 10); the use of Net Inspect it is not being applied retrospectively. Any newly created FAI reports are to be up-loaded into Net-Inspect for the Company’s review and approval prior to shipment of affected product. Once the Supplier is notified of the Company’s approval of the FAIR, then the product can be shipped and the accompanying C of C shall reference the GKN Net-Inspect approved FAI report number (e.g. Ref Net-Inspect FAIR number 1234). The FAIR number is only required to be stated on the C of C delivering the FAI part. If the Supplier’s FAI report has not been approved, then the Supplier shall contact the Company’s Procurement agent to request a “Permission to Ship” (PTS) authorisation. If the PTS is approved then this must be referenced on the Supplier’s C of C. If during the Company’s review of the Supplier’s FAI report there are some discrepancies or other query’s then Net-Inspect is used to return the FAI report for correcting or clarification.
The requirement for FAI and production of the FAIR is regardless of whether Quality Clause QA-FAI is shown on the Purchase Order. Quality Clause QA-FAI shown on a ‘vendor schedule’ is only applicable until the FAI has been completed to the satisfaction of the Company.

4. SQA01 Guidance Material_FAI Review
Standard catalogue parts and raw materials are exempt from FAI. For source/vendor controlled drawn products the Suppliers FAIR shall be performed to verify compliance to the Company supplied source controlled drawing requirements. For purchased kits, the supplier shall perform FAIRs for the kit and for each of the products within the kit. AS9102 forms 1, 2, and 3 (including all relevant supporting documentation e.g. route cards, material certs etc.) shall be supplied to the Company for review as part of the Net-Inspect submission; any supplied CMM reports shall be defined in a clear, concise method. The CMM inspection method, dimensioning and (if applicable) geometric tolerancing shall be clearly linked to the characteristic numbers of the Engineering drawing / model. Other supporting objective evidence may be required upon request. See GKN FAIR Guidelines for Suppliers on the Cowes Data Store website for the Company’s expectations of a completed FAIR pack. All forms shall be completed in English, and all measurements shall be recorded in the same units as the Company supplied drawing or specification. The component and/or assembly weight shall be recorded in the FAIR.

5. SQA01 Guidance Material_FAI Review
The Supplier copy of the FAIR shall be treated as the master copy, and shall be retained indefinitely as part of the Supplier’s product quality records. Suppliers shall be responsible for the flow down of these FAI requirements to any sub-tier. Suppliers shall be responsible for the review and approval of sub tier FAIR’s. The acceptance by the Company of a Supplier FAIR does not relieve the Supplier of their responsibility for the quality and supply of conforming products. Any request to waiver the FAI can be approved by the Company Quality Department only.

6. SQA01 Guidance Material_FAI Review
Requirements:
Suppliers will perform First Article Inspection (“FAI”) on first off deliveries of new parts
FAIRs are to be submitted via Net Inspect.
If the PTS is approved then this must be referenced on the Supplier’s C of C.
If the Supplier’s FAI report has not been approved, then the Supplier shall contact the Company’s Procurement agent to request a “Permission to Ship” (PTS) authorisation.