MIL-DTL-29229B(YD)
4.2.1 First article inspection. The first article inspection shall be performed on one of each type
of fitting when a first article is required (see 3.2, 6.2, and 6.3). This inspection shall include the
examinations of 4.3 and 4.3.1. The first article may be either a first production item or a standard
production item from the supplier's current inventory provided the item meets the requirements of
the specification and is representative of the design, construction, and manufacturing technique
applicable to the remaining items to be furnished under the contract.
4.2.2 Quality conformance inspection. The quality conformance inspection shall include the
examination of 4.3 and 4.3.1. This inspection shall be performed on all units submitted under the
contract.
4.3 Examination. Each switch shall be examined for compliance with the requirements specified
in section 3 of this document. Any redesign or modification of the contractor's standard product
to comply with specified requirements, or any necessary redesign or modification following failure
to meet specified requirements shall receive particular attention for adequacy and suitability. This
element of inspection shall encompass all visual examinations and dimensional measurements.
Noncompliance with any specified requirements or presence of one or more defects preventing or
lessening maximum efficiency shall constitute cause for rejection.
4.3.1 Welding examination. Visual inspections of welds and weldments shall be performed
utilizing the proper mechanical gages, fixtures, and appropriate weld gages. Applicable sections
of AWS D1.1 shall be followed including, but shall not be limited to, verification of the following:
a. Dimensional accuracy of the weldment (including warpage).
b. Conformance to drawing requirements. (This involves determination of whether all
required welding has been done, and whether finished welds conform with regard to size
and contour.)
c. Acceptability of welds with regard to appearance (including such items as surface
roughness, weld spatter, etc.).
d. The presence of unfilled craters, pock marks, undercuts, overlaps, and cracks.
e. Evidence of mishandling from center punch or other inspection markings or excessive
grinding.
f. Proper marking of areas requiring weld repair.
g. Subsequent inspection of weld repair.
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging materials shall be as specified in the
contract or order (see 6.2). When actual packaging of material is to be performed by DoD
personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain requisite
packaging requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point's
packaging activity within the Military Department or Defense Agency, or within the Military
Department's System Command. Packaging data retrieval is available from the managing Military
Department's or Defense Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by
contacting the responsible packaging activity.
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