FF-T-276C
TABLE I. First article inspection.
Inspection
Requirement
Test method
Visual
Dimensional
Table I, table II,
Weights
and table III
4.3.2 Acceptance of first article inspection. Required first article tests may be eliminated if documented
approval has been obtained from the procuring activity. A first article test cannot be waived by DLA unless the
contractor has delivered the same item within the last three years, has no unfavorable quality history, and has not
proposed changes to the processes or changed any subcontractors. DLA will not accept first article test results
outside the stated requirements. All waivers or deviations shall be approved by the procuring activity.
4.3.3 Failures. All samples must meet all of the contract requirements. Failure of a sample unit to pass any
test shall be cause for rejection of the entire lot and to grant first article approval.
4.3.4 First article samples. Samples shall be random and representative of the construction, workmanship,
components, and materials to be used during production. When a manufacturer is in continuous production of the
shackles from one contract to another, submission of additional first article samples for a new contract may be
waived at the discretion of the acquiring activity (see 6.2).
4.3.5 First article information. Upon completion of first article inspection, the Government activity responsible
for conducting the inspection program (see 6.2), shall report the results of the inspection, with appropriate
recommendation, to the contracting officer. Approval of the first article samples or the waiving of first article
inspection does not preclude the requirements for performing conformance inspection.
4.3.6 Disposition of samples. First article samples shall be furnished to the Government as directed by the
contracting officer (see 6.2).
4.8 Conformance inspection. Manufacturers that have successfully passed first article inspections and are
continuously producing shackles to this specification, shall consist of conformance inspection (see table lI). If first
article is waived due to prior successful first article inspection the manufacturer's in-house inspection procedures
shall continue to be used. Results may be requested by government as part of a contract.
TABLE lI. Conformance.
Requirement
Inspection
Number of
Inspections
paragraph
paragraph
samples
Visual
4.8.1 Inspection lot.
4.8.1.1 Lot and sample. The inspection lot shall be product selected at random from the production lot without
regard to quality and shall be the sample size specified in table III.
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