--- title: AS9102 Form 3, field by field (Rev C) | FactoryQA description: "How to fill in AS9102 Form 3 field by field for Rev C: characteristic numbers, requirements, results, tooling and NCR numbers, plus partial FAI rules." image: https://factoryqa.com/hubfs/fqa-og-res-as9102-form-3-guide.png --- [![FactoryQA](https://factoryqa.com/hubfs/fqa-logo-white.png)](https://factoryqa.com/) Features [**Platform overview**Every module, and how they connect](https://factoryqa.com/feature-overview)[**AI features**Purpose-built AI in every module](https://factoryqa.com/ai-powered-quality-management)[**Integrations**ERP connectors and imports](https://factoryqa.com/integrations) [**Dashboard**Every module in one scorecard](https://factoryqa.com/products/qualitybi-dashboard)[**Tasks**Every to-do, from every module](https://factoryqa.com/products/task-management)[**Compliance**Readiness for your standard](https://factoryqa.com/products/compliance)[**Quality Plans**Ballooning, PFMEA, control plans, PPAP](https://factoryqa.com/products/quality-plans)[**Documents**Revisions, approvals, sign-offs](https://factoryqa.com/products/document-control)[**Issues**NCRs, CAPAs and SCARs](https://factoryqa.com/products/non-conformance-management)[**Inspection**Sheets, first articles and SPC](https://factoryqa.com/products/inspection-sheets)[**Calibration**Gages, due dates and Gage R&R](https://factoryqa.com/products/calibration-management)[**Preventive Maintenance**Scheduled work orders and repairs](https://factoryqa.com/preventive-maintenance-factoryqa)[**Supplier Quality**Approved suppliers, portal and SCARs](https://factoryqa.com/products/supplier-management)[**Audits**Schedules, checklists and findings](https://factoryqa.com/products/audit-management)[**Learning Management**Courses, quizzes and the training matrix](https://factoryqa.com/products/learning-management-system)[**QMS Generator**Your manual from an interview](https://factoryqa.com/products/qms-generator) Services [**Services overview**Certification, consulting and supplier quality](https://factoryqa.com/services)[**Get Certified**Three paths to AS9100, ISO 9001 or ISO 13485: do it yourself, join a workshop, or work 1-1 with a consultant.](https://factoryqa.com/certification-services)[**Certification Workshops**A 9-week, small-group program with 18 expert-led sessions and an AI-built document kit.](https://factoryqa.com/certification-cohorts)[**QMS Consulting**A consultant on your team from training through implementation, internal audit and the registrar audit.](https://factoryqa.com/qms-consulting)[**Supplier Quality Services**Qualification, management, training and security services for your whole supply base.](https://factoryqa.com/supplier-quality-services) [Pricing](https://factoryqa.com/pricing) [Log in](https://app.factoryqa.com/auth/login)[Book a demo](https://factoryqa.com/get-a-demo)[Start free](https://app.factoryqa.com/auth/register) Features[**Platform overview**](https://factoryqa.com/feature-overview)[AI features](https://factoryqa.com/ai-powered-quality-management)[Integrations](https://factoryqa.com/integrations)[Dashboard](https://factoryqa.com/products/qualitybi-dashboard)[Tasks](https://factoryqa.com/products/task-management)[Compliance](https://factoryqa.com/products/compliance)[Quality Plans](https://factoryqa.com/products/quality-plans)[Documents](https://factoryqa.com/products/document-control)[Issues](https://factoryqa.com/products/non-conformance-management)[Inspection](https://factoryqa.com/products/inspection-sheets)[Calibration](https://factoryqa.com/products/calibration-management)[Preventive Maintenance](https://factoryqa.com/preventive-maintenance-factoryqa)[Supplier Quality](https://factoryqa.com/products/supplier-management)[Audits](https://factoryqa.com/products/audit-management)[Learning Management](https://factoryqa.com/products/learning-management-system)[QMS Generator](https://factoryqa.com/products/qms-generator) Services[**Services overview**](https://factoryqa.com/services)[Get Certified](https://factoryqa.com/certification-services)[Certification Workshops](https://factoryqa.com/certification-cohorts)[QMS Consulting](https://factoryqa.com/qms-consulting)[Supplier Quality Services](https://factoryqa.com/supplier-quality-services)More[**Pricing**](https://factoryqa.com/pricing)[Log in](https://app.factoryqa.com/auth/login)[Book a demo](https://factoryqa.com/get-a-demo) Guide # AS9102 Form 3, field by field (Rev C) How to fill in AS9102 Form 3 field by field for Rev C: characteristic numbers, requirements, results, tooling and NCR numbers, plus partial FAI rules. FactoryQA quality teamNovember 12, 2026 A first article inspection (FAI) proves that your process produces a part meeting every design requirement. AS9102 defines the first article inspection report (FAIR) on three forms: Form 1 for part number accountability, Form 2 for materials, special processes and functional tests, and Form 3 for every design characteristic. Form 3 is where most of the work and most of the rejections are. This guide follows the Rev C forms, released in 2023. Ballooned drawing**HSG-2214 · Rev C**Every characteristic numbered Form 1 · Part number accountabilityForm 2 · Product accountabilityForm 3 · Characteristic accountability ## Start with a ballooned drawing Every design characteristic gets a unique number on the drawing: each dimension, tolerance, GD&T callout and note that states a requirement. Repeated features need their own number or a clear sub-numbering scheme, so each one has a result. The balloon number is the characteristic number on Form 3, so balloon first. ## Form 3, field by field | Field | What goes in it | | --- | --- | | 1 to 4. Part number, part name, serial number, FAIR identifier | The same values as on Form 1, so each page can be traced to the report. *Watch for: a serial number that does not match the part actually inspected.* | | 5. Characteristic number | The balloon number from the drawing. *Watch for: gaps or duplicates, or notes left without a number.* | | 6. Reference location | Where to find it: drawing sheet and zone, or the note or specification paragraph. *Watch for: left blank on multi-sheet drawings.* | | 7. Characteristic designator | The customer's designation, such as key or critical characteristic, when the drawing or contract has one. *Watch for: using your own symbols instead of the customer's.* | | 8. Requirement | The requirement exactly as specified: nominal and tolerance, GD&T with datums, or the note text. *Watch for: rounding or rewriting the tolerance.* | | 9. Results | The actual measured value for variable characteristics; for attributes, the result and how it was checked. *Watch for: "OK" or a tick where a measured value is possible.* | | 10. Designed or qualified tooling | The tooling, fixture or program used as a form of inspection, when one is used. *Watch for: left blank when a CMM program or fixture verified the feature.* | | 11. Noncon­formance number | The NCR number for any characteristic that did not conform. *Watch for: a red result with no NCR.* | Many forms, including electronic ones, add columns for the gage or tool number and its calibration due date. They are not required by every customer but make the record much easier to defend. Form 3 · HSG-2214 Rev C **Char 1 · Zone B4**Ø12.000 +0.015 / -012.009*Within* **Char 2 · Zone C3 · KC**48.50 ±0.0548.47*Within* **Char 3 · Zone D2**Position Ø0.05 | A | B0.031*Within* **Char 4 · Note 3**Anodize per MIL-A-8625 Type IISee Form 2*C of C* Field 9 holds actual values, not just "OK" ## Notes, materials and processes Notes are characteristics too: a break-all-edges note, a marking requirement, a finish callout. Each needs a number and a result. When a note calls up a material or a special process (anodize, heat treat, passivation), Form 3 can reference Form 2, where the specification, the processor, the customer approval and the certificate of conformance number are recorded. ## What changed in Rev C - Form 1 records whether the FAI is full or partial, the baseline part number and the reason for the FAI, and asks whether the FAIR contains a documented nonconformance - Signatures for verification, review and customer approval sit on Form 1, not on Forms 2 and 3 - Form 1 carries the manufacturing process reference and additional changes, which help trace the process the FAI covered Check your customer's purchase order: they decide when Rev C forms are required and may add their own fields. ## Full or partial FAI A full FAI covers every characteristic. A partial (delta) FAI covers only the characteristics affected by a change, and Form 1 references the earlier full FAI as its baseline. Common triggers for a new full or partial FAI: - A design change affecting fit, form or function - A change of manufacturing source, process, inspection method, location, tooling or materials - A natural or man-made event that may affect the process - A lapse in production of two years ## Before you submit - Every characteristic on the drawing has a row, including notes and every instance of repeated features - Every result is a value where a value is possible, and every nonconforming result has an NCR number - Form 2 lists every material and special process with its certificate - The gages used were in calibration on the inspection date - Form 1 fields match the part, drawing revision and purchase order Inspection in FactoryQA: sheets built from the ballooned drawing, graded as results are entered. In FactoryQA, Auto-Balloon reads the dimensions, tolerances and GD&T off the drawing PDF. The characteristics you flag build an AS9102C sheet with Forms 1, 2 and 3; Form 1 fills in from the drawing, Form 3 lists every flagged characteristic with its requirement, and results turn red outside the limits. After a drawing revision, a Delta-FAI carries over the unchanged results and leaves the changed characteristics to measure. Download the forms as PDF or Excel. See [Inspection](https://factoryqa.com/products/inspection-sheets). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AS9102 Form 3? The characteristic accountability form of an AS9102 first article inspection report. It lists every design characteristic of the part with its requirement and the actual result. ### Do notes on the drawing need to be on Form 3? Yes, when they state a requirement. Each such note gets a characteristic number and a result; material and special process notes can reference Form 2. ### Can I write "OK" in the results column? Not for variable characteristics: record the actual measured value. For attribute checks, record the result and how it was verified, for example the go/no-go gage used. ### When is a partial FAI enough? When a change affects only some characteristics, such as a drawing revision to one feature. The partial FAI covers those characteristics and references the earlier full FAI as its baseline. Your customer may require a full FAI instead. ### Is AS9102 Rev C required? Your customer decides. Rev C was released in 2023, and many aerospace customers now ask for it on purchase orders. Check the PO and their supplier requirements. 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