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MIL-C-48582B (AR)

4.3

First article inspection.

4.3.1 First article submission. The contractor shall submit a

first article sample as designated by the contracting officer con-

sisting of one Target Position Board for inspection in accordance

with 4.3.2.

4.3.2 Inspections to be performed . First article assemblies,

components and test specimens may be subjected by the Government to

any or all of the examinations and tests specified in Table III and

Table IV herein and to any or all requirements of the applicable

drawings.

4.3.3 Rejection. If any assembly, component or test specimen

fails to comply with any of the applicable requirements, the first

article sample shall be rejected. The government reserves the right

to terminate its inspection upon any failure of any Target Position

Board to comply with any of the stated requirements.

Quality conformance inspection.

4.4

4.4.1 Inspection lot formation. The term "inspection lot" is

defined as a homogeneous collection of units of product from which

representative sample is drawn or which is inspected 100 percent to

determine conformance with applicable requirements. Units of pro-

duct selected for inspection shall represent only the inspection lot

from which they are drawn and shall not be construed to represent

any prior or subsequent quantities presented for inspection.

Homogeneity shall be considered to exist provided the inspection lot

has been produced by one manufacturer, in one unchanged process,

using the same materials and methods, in accordance with the same

drawings, same drawing revisions, same specifications and same

specification revisions. All material submitted for inspection in

accordance with this specification shall comply with the homogeneity

criteria specified herein, regardless of the type of inspection

procedure which is being applied to determine conformance with

requirements.

4.4.2 Examinations and tests.

4.4.2.1 Components, assemblies and subassemblies. All compo-

nents, assemblies and subassemblies shall be inspected in accordance

with the inspection provisions contained in this-specification and

the Quality Assurance Provisions (QAP) listed in the technical data

package (TDP). In the absence of QAPs, the applicable quality

assurance provisions of MIL-F-13926 shall apply.

4.4.2.2 Final acceptance inspection. Subsequent to first

article approval, examination and tests related to Section 3 herein

shall be performed on a single defect (individual characteristic)

basis in accordance with and the sampling plans specified in 4.4.2.3

herein. Examination and test for packaging and marking shall be in