MIL-STD-849B
TABLE V. Classification of defects - pilot chutes and drouges - Continued.
Classification No. Defect Major/Critical Minor
12. Loop length
Up to 1/8 inch minus 211
Over 1/8 inch minus 112
Over 1/4 inch plus 212
13. Suspension line out of sequence at the loop collar 113
14. Spring tension less than required loading 114
15. Spring not hand tacked to pilot chute cone 115
16. Stitching on pilot chute
Open seam
NOTE: Seam will be classified as open when one or more stitches joining a seam are broken or where two or more skipped stitches occur. Repair of open seams will
not be scored as defects. 116
2 stitches per inch over or under number specified, one
place per seam 213
More than 2 per inch over or under number specified 117
Missing or incomplete stitch pattern 118
Backstitch missing or short 214
Runoff, 3 or more stitches into single cloth or beyond seam
or hem margins 119
Tension too loose or too tight up to 4 inches per seam 215
Tension too loose or too tight over 4 inches per seam 120
Kinks, intermittent, less than 2 inches apart 216
Stitch pattern lengths not as specified (stitch patterns up to
5 inches long)
Up to 1/8 inch 217
Over 1/8 inch minus 121
Over 1/8 inch plus 218
Stitch pattern lengths not as specified (stitch patterns over
5 inches long)
Up to 1/4 inch 219
Over 1/4 inch minus 122
Over 1/4 inch plus 220
17. Improper assembly per TDP 123
18. Component missing per TDP 124
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