Node A6 · Acronym decoder
PCA
Physical Configuration Audit
What it actually means
The audit establishing that the as-built product matches its design documentation — drawings, parts lists, software versions — so the product baseline being committed to production is the thing that was actually verified. FCA asked "does it meet requirements?"; PCA asks "is it what the drawings say?"
Where you'll meet it
Development closeout, before full-rate production commitment.