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4.7.1 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.
4.7.2 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.
4.7.3 First article samples. Samples shall be 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).
4.7.3.1 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.
4.7.3.2 Disposition of samples. First article samples shall be furnished to the Government as directed by
the contracting officer (see 6.2).
4.8. Group A inspection. For manufacturers that have successfully passed first article inspections and
are continuously producing shackles to this specification, on going inspections shall consist of individual
inspections (see table III) and sampling and periodic inspections (see table IV). If first article is waived
due to prior successful first article inspection the individual inspections and sampling and periodic
inspections shall be the manufactures in house inspection procedures.
TABLE III. Group A inspections.
Inspections
Requirement paragraph
Inspection paragraph
Number of samples
Visual and mechanical
100%
4.8.1 Group B inspection. Sampling and periodic inspections shall consist of the inspections specified
in table IV. Individual inspections shall be implemented on a continual basis throughout the production
of thimbles.
TABLE IV. Group B inspections. 1/
Inspections
Requirement paragraph
Inspection paragraph
Number of samples
Salt Spray
Bend & Tension
1/ If the manufacturer can demonstrate that the periodic tests have been performed for two consecutive
years with zero failures, then the frequency of the periodic test, with the approval of the qualifying activity,
can be performed every fourth year.
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