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4.4.1.4 Data cards. Data cards (DD Form 1650) shall be completed for each loaded rocket catapult lot.
Copies shall be provided in accordance with contract requirements and one copy shall be forwarded to:
Commander, Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD 20640-5000, Attn:
Code 5120.
4.4.1.5 Propellant/assembly production records. The contractor shall prepare and retain for the service life
of the unit propellant production records including all propellant batch numbers and designations, rocket
motor lot number, rocket motor serial number, cartridge lot number, and cartridge serial number. The records
shall be cross referenced to the assembled rocket catapult lot number and to specific rocket catapult serial
numbers.
4.4.1.6 Age certification. A certification of the age of explosive components and propellants shall be
furnished by the contractor to show compliance with 3.3.
4.4.2 Sampling for quality conformance inspection.
4.4.2.1 Lot. For the purpose of identification, inspection, and shipment, a lot of loaded assemblies shall
consist of 420 assemblies, maximum, inclusive of test samples. The homogeneity of inspection lots shall be
maintained by having:
a. Components produced by homogeneous process
b. Units loaded with same lot of rocket motors (see 6.3.14) and the same lot of catapult cartridges
4.4.2.2 Sampling for examination. Designation of defects (critical, major, or minor) shall be in accordance
with MIL-STD-2101.
a. Critical and major defects: Each rocket catapult assembly (Drawing 11820361) shall be
examined for all critical and major defects (see 4.4.4.1 for accept and reject criteria.)
b. Minor defects: Unless a specific contractor-generated inspection plan has been approved by the
contracting activity, sample rocket catapult assemblies (Drawing 11820361) shall be selected
for examination in accordance with general inspection level II of ANSI/ASQC Z1.4, AQL 1.0
for major characteristics and AQL 2.5 for minor characteristics (see 4.4.4.2 for accept and
reject criteria).
c.
Components: Unless a specific contractor-generated inspection plan for all subcontracted
components has been approved by the contracting activity (see 4.4.4.3), the following sampling
for components shall apply. All rocket catapult components shall be examined for all critical
characteristics. Sampling for other defects shall be in accordance with general inspection level II
of ANSI/ASQC Z1.4, AQL 1.0 for major characteristics and AQL 2.5 for minor characteristics
(see 4.4.4.3 for accept and reject criteria).
4.4.2.3 Sampling for firing test. A sample of loaded rocket catapults shall be submitted to the Indian Head
Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, MD 20640-5000, for static firing in accordance with
4.4.5. The sample size shall be in accordance with table IV. Samples shall be chosen by Indian Head
Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center personnel or by a designated Government representative upon
completion of the production lot assembly. Loaded rocket catapult samples shall not be preselected during
production. Rocket catapults selected for sampling shall not be included as part of the quantity specified for
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