Scope: ITW Military GSE requires that all suppliers furnish a first article report when a fabricated product meets one of more of the following criteria:

1. Supplier is fabricating the product for the first time.
2. First Article is required per flow down requirements noted on the Purchase Order
3. When the supplier has not produced the product for 12 months.
4. If the supplier has relocated their facility utilized to produce the product.
5. A change in sub-tier suppliers has occurred.
6. Products are fabricated to a newly revised drawing.

Purpose: A The First Article Inspection (FA) report requirement defines the information to be incorporated on to all FA reports submitted for review for all products manufactured by an approved supplier.

Definitions:

Measured results: The actual measurement of 100% of all features and all notes on the drawing, this shall include but is not limited to special processes (weld requirements, painting, plating, heat treating etc) and dimensions listed as “TYP” and or dimensions that are 2 places or more.

E.g. a dimension on the print is listed as “Slot .37 Wide X 2.00 LG thru 2 pl” list on FA report the same way.

Fabricated part: Products that are manufactured to ITW Military GSE’s drawing requirements.

COTS (Commercial off the shelf) Products that require a Certificate of Compliance C of C) only, unless otherwise specified on the Purchase Order.

Procedure/Method: All FA reports require the following information on all pages unless otherwise indicated.

Part name
Part number
Revision level
Purchase Order number
Part status (New, revised, recertified, reworked)
Suppliers/Customers name
Item number (number assigned to drawing feature or note)
Dimension/Specification
Measurement results
Check off columns: Indicating if part in or out of tolerance
Tolerance: Indicate as per drawing requirements for each line item or if similar a note “All tolerances are +/- unless otherwise indicated” (page one only)
Page number (1 of X)

NOTE: Revised parts that are classified, as a redesign will require a new FA report.

The FA report shall be attached to a copy of the drawing, with all item numbers on the FA report annotated on the product drawing.

Alternative FA reporting: A submitted FA may be submitted by annotating the measured dimension directly onto the drawing. Each measured dimension shall be placed next to the corresponding drawing dimension.

All FA reports shall be validated by the supplier with an appropriate inspection stamp and/or a signature.

First Article Inspection Report Requirements.doc–8/24/06