 FAA
Category 1 or 2 Part |
Any part (including assemblies) in an FAA approved design
that, if it were to fail, could reasonably be expected to cause an unsafe
condition in an aircraft, engine or propeller. |
| Facsimile
(Control of Documents and Records) |
A microfilm, microfiche, or permanent electronic rendition
of an original record or document. |
| Failure
Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) |
Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis - a risk analysis
technique that helps identify defect causes and prioritises improvement
work. |
| Field
Service Personnel (Visual Inspection) |
Personnel conducting product support inspection activities
at customer locations. |
| First
Article Inspection (FAI) |
A complete, independent, and documented physical and functional
inspection process to verify that prescribed production methods have produced
a fully conforming item as specified by engineering definition, planning,
purchase order, engineering specifications, electronic model and / or
other applicable documents. |
| First
Production Run |
The first group of one or more parts that
are the result of a planned process designed to be used for future production
of these same parts. Prototype parts, or parts built using methods different
from that intended for the normal production process, shall not be considered
as part of the first production run. |
| Fitness
for Purpose |
Compliance of the product with any relevant
contractual, customer or regulatory requirement (e.g. a concession which
may limit the use of a product to development or experimental applications
only). |
| Foreseeable Causes |
The realistic ways in which an incident could arise and the acts, conditions or circumstances which allow or promote - also known as "threats" |
| Framework
Order |
A Rolls-Royce Purchase Order where there
is no schedule but a defined scope of work and value against which requirements
can be called off. |
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