MIL-STD-849B
TABLE III. Classification of defects - solid and extended skirt parachute canopies - personnel - Continued.
Classification No. Defect Major/Critical Minor
17. Fullness not evenly distributed along radial tape (SF10A) 217
18. Wrinkles and pleats in cross and main seams
Cross seams
1/16 to 1/8 inch and 1 per seam 218
1/16 inch and more than 1 per seam 124
1/16 inch and more than 6 per canopy 125
Over 1/8 inch 126
Main seams (canopies up to 35 feet in diameter)
1/16 to 1/8 inch and 1 per seam 219
1/16 to 1/8 inch and more than 1 per seam 127
1/16 to 1/8 inch and more than 6 per canopy 128
Over 1/8 inch 129
Main seams (canopies over 35 feet and up to 65 feet in diameter)
1/16 to 1/8 inch and 2 per seam 220
1/16 to 1/8 inch and more than 2 per seam 130
1/16 to 1/8 inch and more than 9 per canopy 131
Over 1/8 inch 132
Main seams (canopies over 65 feet in diameter)
1/16 to 1/8 inch and 3 per seam 221
1/16 to 1/8 inch and more than 3 per seam 133
1/16 to 1/8 inch and more than 12 per canopy 134
Over 1/8 inch 135
19. Vent and skirt hems improperly formed
Raw edge showing 136
Intermittent underfold where edge is caught with 2 rows of
stitching 222
Underfold where edge is caught with 1 row of stitching 137
20. Vent hem fold over main seam around webbing not straight 223
21. Matching of centerlines of seams when folded
1/8 to 1/4 inch 224
Over 1/4 inch 138
22. Wrinkles, pleats, or folds in skirt and vent hems that do not extend into thegore fabric
21
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