MIL-DTL-82884A
including packaging and packing, shall be the same as used for regular production and shall be from the intended
sources of supply. Any production prior to notification by the contracting agency of first article acceptability shall
be at the contractor's risk.
4.3.1 Sample size. The first article sample shall consist of 87 cartridges.
4.3.2 Inspection routine. Eighty four (84) cartridges shall be expended in the tests listed in Table I, and three
(3) shall be retained for investigative purposes. The following tests in Table I shall be performed in accordance
with MIL-D-21625F: 6-foot drop, 28-day temperature and humidity cycling and 20 "g" shock and vibration. No
cartridge shall produce results which fail to meet the requirements of 3.6.1 through 3.6.5.
4.3.3 Failure. Failure of any cartridge to meet the requirements of 3.1 through 3.7 shall be cause for rejection
of the first article sample.
TABLE I. First article inspection routine for the cartridge assembly.
Test
Test /
Requirement
Test
No. of Cartridges Required
Total
Sequence
Inspection
Paragraph
Paragraph
1
Visual
3.7
4.5.4
6
18
12
12
36
84
2
Radiographic
3.5.2
4.5.6
6
18
12
12
36
84
3
Leakage
3.5.1
4.5.5
6
18
12
12
36
84
4
6-foot drop
3.5.3
4.3.2
6
6
5
Vibration
3.5.3
4.3.2
18
18
6
T&HC
3.5.3
4.3.2
12
12
7
20 "g" shock
3.5.3
4.3.2
12
12
8
Radiographic
3.5.2
4.5.6
6
18
12
12
48
9
Leakage
3.5.1
4.5.5
6
18
12
12
48
10
Ballistic test @ 65 F
3.6
4.5.7
12
12
11
Ballistic test @ 70 F
3.6
4.5.7
12
60
12
Ballistic test @ 200 F
3.6
4.5.7
6
18
12
12
12
12
4.4 Quality conformance inspection. Quality conformance inspection shall consist of verification of the
characteristics classified on Drawing 847AS115 and associated drawings and of the tests and examinations of
Table II.
4.4.1 Production lot size. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order (see 6.2), the minimum
and maximum production lot size shall be 200 and 3,200 cartridges, respectively. Only primary components from
a single lot shall be used in a production lot of cartridges; however, a primary component production lot may be
used in more than one cartridge production lot.
4.4.2 Sampling. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order (see 6.2), the number of cartridges
selected from each production lot for tests shall be in accordance with Table III. This sample (plus the retained
sample) shall be selected at random from the production lot cartridges in such a manner as to assure complete
lot representation. The retained sample shall be held for investigative purposes until lot acceptance.
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