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8. FAI Plan: A documented plan for the company’s FAI procedure. Preparation requires
gathering all source documents including: Contract requirements (Purchase Order),
Ballooned engineering drawings, specifications referenced in drawings, embedded or
layered specifications, raw material certifications, Capability Maturity Model data,
planning/shop routers, documentation validating integrity, production processes (i.e.,
soldering, plating, heat treating, etc.)
9. FAI Rejection: First Article Inspection Reports where nonconformance/s are identified
shall have the status of Rejected. Nonconforming product shall not be delivered to the
Buyer without required Material Review Board approval (Buyer approved Waiver or other
document). The FAI shall remain in a rejected status until the corrective actions associated
with nonconformance have been completed, a subsequent build has been accomplished
and an acceptable Delta FAI has been completed. Any non- conformances must be
dispositioned and closed out per internal requirements (i.e. MRB, RC/CA, etc.). Supporting
documents should be added to the FAI package.
10. Manufacturing Suffix Part Number: A part number with a qualifier at the end (such as
Q1, D1, TPSS). Part numbers with a manufacturing suffix have additional documentation
indicating the part will deviate from engineering in some way. Ensure the technical data or
engineering package received includes the required documentation. Contact the buyer if
the documentation is missing.
11. Partial/Delta FAI: See above section on partial/delta or complete re-accomplishment of a
FAI.
12. Reduced Dimension Drawing (RDD): Drawings that do not contain all the information
required to fabricate and inspect the part but must be used in conjunction with the
computer-generated model file.
13. Source Inspection: LMC supplier quality reserves the right to perform in- process
inspection, in-process surveillance and/or audits at any time during the life of the purchase
order. Parts, assemblies, processes and tests are subject to detailed inspection by the
LMC quality representative prior to assembly, test and/or delivery when required. Such
inspections, tests and mandatory inspection points (MIPs) shall be identified during the
purchase order review process, and failure to comply with agreed upon MIPs with LMC
supplier quality shall be cause for rejection of completed end items.
14. Special Process: A documented method used to manufacture products where a product
undergoes a physical, chemical or metallurgical transformation where conformance to the
specification cannot be readily verified by normal inspection methods, and the quality of the
product depends on use of specific equipment operated in a specific manner, under
controlled conditions, by trained personnel with instructions, procedures and standards. All
special processes must be performed at a RMS approved supplier.
15. Sub-tier: Any and all suppliers that the contracted supplier uses for products and/or
services.
16. Variables Data: Quantitative measurements taken on a continuous scale.
For example, the diameter of a cylinder or the gap between mating parts.
16. Production: Production shall be defined as an active manufacturing process that changes
the state of raw material, or components, or the assembly of components (Date of Work
commencement). Activities such as ordering material and issuing travelers DO NOT
constitute production.