MIL-DTL-44031E
TABLE VII. Defects - Continued
Defect Description
Any embedded foreign matter or uncleanness. 2/
Color not as specified
Slack or tight selvages 4/
Edges rolled folded, scalloped or corded, baggy, ridgy or wavy cloth.
1/ The same yardage shall be given a through lighting inspection for pinholes and thinly
coated areas.
2/ Clearly visible at normal inspection distance (3 feet) by either direct viewing or
through-lighting.
3/ Odors of chemicals commonly used in coating compounds shall not be considered
objectionable.
4/ To determine the presence of unacceptable selvage conditions, the following procedure
shall be observed: During the visual examination, the perch shall be stopped a minimum of
three times for each roll in the sample, the tension removed, and the finished cloth
examined for the selvage conditions. A waviness in the selvage or significant ripples
diagonally across the width of the fabric is an indication of slack or tight selvages.
4.4.1.1 Length examination. During the yard-by-yard examination, each roll in the sample
shall be examined for length. Any length found to be less than the minimum specified or more
than 2 yards less than the length marked on the ticket shall be considered a defect with respect to
length. The lot shall be unacceptable if the total of the actual lengths of rolls in the sample is less
than the total of the lengths marked on the tickets.
4.4.2 Shade and appearance examination. The shade and appearance examination sampling
procedure shall be followed as written below.
A) Sampling: a 12 inch by full width swatch (header) will be cut by the contractor from
each piece or roll in the lot. The header will be cut in half to form Set A and Set B. The
Government representative will select samples in accordance with the following:
Lot size (pieces)
pieces to be sampled
1 to 5
each piece
6 to 25
5
26 to 90
10
91 to 160
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over 160 pieces
1 of every 10 pieces
B) The swatches shall be identified and submitted to the DLA Troop Support Laboratory
for shade evaluation. If one or more of the shade swatches are found unacceptable, the
entire lot shall be rejected. Any end items made from the component lot shall also be
rejected. A lot that was rejected for shade shall, without cost to the Government, be
screened and all defective pieces in the lot shall be removed before such a lot is
resubmitted. Resubmitted lots shall again be subjected to the sampling and shade
evaluation prescribed herein. This requirement does not negate the contractor's
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