MIL-DTL-43741C
4.3 Conformance inspection. Conformance inspection shall include the examinations of
4.3.2 and 4.3.3 and the tests of 4.3.4. Sampling for inspection shall be performed in accordance
with ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 and with quality acceptance limits as specified in the contract and/or order,
except where otherwise indicated.
4.3.1 Inspection conditions. Unless otherwise specified, all inspections shall be performed
in accordance with all the requirements of referenced documents, unless otherwise excluded,
amended, modified or qualified in this specification or applicable procurement documents.
4.3.2 End item visual examination. The neckerchief shall be examined for the defects listed
in Table IV. The lot size shall be expressed in units of one neckerchief. The sample unit shall be
one neckerchief.
TABLE IV. End item visual defects
Examine
Defect
Major
Minor
Holes, cut, tear, run, mend or slub
101
201
Visible needle chew or needle hole
202
Material
Weakening defect in the material
102
defects and
Any thin area
103
workmanship
Drop stitch
203
damages
Shade not comparable to standard or
104
approved sample
If it reduces wear
Wrong seam or stitch type
204
and durability
Seam twisted, puckered, or pleated affecting
205
appearance
Any line of stitching omitted or insecure
206
Ends of overedge stitching not overlapping
105
or overlapping less than ¾ inch
Seams and
Ends of overedge stitching overlapping more
stitching
207
than 1-¼ inches
Two or more skipped stitches or one or more
If it reduces wear
208
broken stitches
and durability
Thread breaks backstitched less than ½ inch
106
Loose tension resulting in loosely secured
If it reduces wear
209
stitching
and durability
Stitches per inch less than minimum
107
Stitches per inch more than maximum
210
Missing, incorrect, or illegible
211
Label
Not securely attached as specified, misplaced
(marking)
212
or stitching through printing
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