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The R CR and O were used to define whether an auditor when reviewing an FAI report would expect to see entries in these blocks. It is not intended to define customer requirements. The requirement is to perform an FAI at every level of manufacturing so that every component characteristic is verified.
Now please keep in mind that if you have a customer who is not requiring FAIs to be performed to AS9102 then you can read it anyway you wouild like. We attempted to write the standard as clear as possible but when you are writing an international standard that can be very difficult.
Please do a search on AS9102 Rev A and you will see I was on the revision committee.
Ray Winkowski
QUOTE=Hal]The new AS9102A does not appear to specifically require a full Top Down First Article. Page 7, section 5.5 gives a definition of the requirements for the Forms. R is mandatory, CR Conditionally Required; when applicable ie. Customer requirement, and O optional. Therefore if the customer does not require a top down or the manufacturer does not want a full FAI then it is not required. Does anyone want to either comment or have a different Official interpretation?[/QUOTE]
The R CR and O were used to define whether an auditor when reviewing an FAI report would expect to see entries in these blocks. It is not intended to define customer requirements. The requirement is to perform an FAI at every level of manufacturing so that every component characteristic is verified.
Now please keep in mind that if you have a customer who is not requiring FAIs to be performed to AS9102 then you can read it anyway you wouild like. We attempted to write the standard as clear as possible but when you are writing an international standard that can be very difficult.
Please do a search on AS9102 Rev A and you will see I was on the revision committee.
Ray Winkowski
QUOTE=Hal]The new AS9102A does not appear to specifically require a full Top Down First Article. Page 7, section 5.5 gives a definition of the requirements for the Forms. R is mandatory, CR Conditionally Required; when applicable ie. Customer requirement, and O optional. Therefore if the customer does not require a top down or the manufacturer does not want a full FAI then it is not required. Does anyone want to either comment or have a different Official interpretation?[/QUOTE]
