Product Accountability: AS9102 glossary definition

What Product Accountability means

Product accountability is the Form 2 discipline of recording the material, special process, functional test, supplier, specification, and certificate evidence required for the part.

It makes supporting evidence reviewable. Instead of attaching certificates without explanation, the FAIR names the requirement, supplier, approval status when applicable, and certificate or report number.

Use this term as a review cue: it should help connect a drawing requirement, specification, certificate, result, or approval field to the evidence a customer will inspect. If the purchase order or customer portal uses stricter wording, follow that controlled source instead of this glossary entry.

Where it appears in AS9102

This area covers material or process name, specification number, optional code, supplier, customer approval verification, certificate of conformance number, functional test procedure number, acceptance report number, and comments.

In an Articul review, this term is treated as part of the traceability path from source drawing or flowed requirement to form field, evidence, validation issue, and final approval. Use the AS9102 standard text as the controlled source, and use this glossary to clarify reviewer-facing meaning before export. When the term is ambiguous, keep the reviewer note close to the row or field it affects.

Review notes

• Reviewers should trace each row to the drawing notes, material callouts, process specifications, purchase order requirements, and attached objective evidence.
• Do not omit outside processing because it was managed by a purchasing team; if the requirement is flowed to the part, the FAIR still needs accountable evidence.
• Keep wording, units, identifiers, and attachment names consistent across the drawing, Forms 1-3, evidence files, and any customer portal submission.

Related guides

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FAQ

What does Product Accountability mean in an AS9102 FAIR?

Product accountability is the Form 2 discipline of recording the material, special process, functional test, supplier, specification, and certificate evidence required for the part. Reviewers should trace each row to the drawing notes, material callouts, process specifications, purchase order requirements, and attached objective evidence.

Source notes

This Articul glossary entry is based on the public AS9102 field matrix used in product validation and on the internal review patterns linked from the related guides. It is not a replacement for purchased AS9102 text, customer requirements, or purchase order flowdowns.