MIL-DTL-43342F
TABLE I. Visual Defects (cont'd)
Classification
Examine
Defect
Major
Minor
NOTE: Variation in the number of stitches per inch caused
by the operator speeding up the machine and
pulling fabric to sew over heavy places, heavy
seams, or in turning corners shall be classified as
follows:
(a) Within the major defect classification minor
defect
(b) Within the minor defect classification no
defect
Stitches and
Loose tension, resulting in loose top or
stitching (cont'd)
bobbin thread; or tight tension, resulting
in tightness or puckering of material at
stitch line
206
Any row of stitching missing
104
Needle chews
105
Stitching pattern not as specified
106
Stitch margin or gage not as specified
207
Ends of stitching not secured as specified
(except where turned under in a hem or
held down by other stitching)
208
Webbing, duck, tape
Exposed ends not waxed or seared as specified
209
or thread (as
Cut, tear, hole, abrasion marks, or thin weak place
107
applicable)
Edge beaded or corded
210
Not type or size specified
108
Hardware
Component fractured or malformed
protective finish omitted; corroded
areas, burrs or sharp edges
109
Identification marking
Omitted, illegible, incorrect, wrong
color, improper location, or not
as specified
211
4.5 End item dimensional examination. The end items shall be examined for conformance
to the dimension specified on the drawings. Only those dimensions that can be evaluated
without damaging or disassembling the end items shall be examined. Any dimension not within
the specified tolerance shall be classified as a defect.
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