General This standard establishes requirements for performing and documenting the First Article Inspection (FAI). Purpose The purpose of the First Article Inspection is to give objective evidence that all engineering, design and specification requirements are correctly understood, accounted for, verified, and recorded. The purpose of this standard is to provide a consistent documentation requirement for aerospace components FAI. Convention The following convention is used in this standard. The words "shall" and "must" indicate mandatory requirements. The word "should" indicates mandatory requirements with some flexibility allowed in compliance methodology. An Organization is permitted to show that its approach meets the intent of the requirement and this standard. Words "typical", "example" or "e. g." show suggestions given for guidance only. "Notes" are used for additional clarification.