Are company designed standards, like Boeings BAC standards, considered Standard Catalog Hardware?
C3. Response: No. Company designed standards are not available to the public and do not meet the definition. In your process you may conclude that the designer and/or the qualified manufacturer have FAI’s for these standards on file. Company designed standards are entered on form 1. (see answer to Question C1). D. Similar Parts D1. Question: Paragraph 5.3 states in part – FAI requirements may also be satisfied by previously approved FAI performed on identical characteristics of similar parts produced by identical means. How similar do the parts have to be? D1. Response: If a series of parts are made using the same processes and the parts are identical except for a few characteristics, a complete FAI can be done on one part and for the others, account for the unique characteristics. On form 3 for the “other parts”, record the unique characteristics and refer back to the full FAI for the identical characteristics. The key is traceability and that all characteristics are accounted for. E.
