Quality conformance inspection.

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inspected for compliance with any or all of the requirements of the applicable drawings and

special packaging instructions.

4.33 Acceptance criteria. If any first article sample item fails to comply with any of the ap-

plicable requirements, the first article sample shall be rejected. The Government reserves the

right to terminate inspection upon any failure to comply with any of the requirements. The con-

tractor shall obtain written approval from the contracting activity prior to proceeding with regu-

lar production.

4.4 Quality conformance inspection.

4.4.1 Lotting. A lot shall consist of the items produced by one manufacturer, at one plant,

from the same materials, under the same manufacturing conditions, and at the same time.

4.4.2 Sampling. Sampling shall be conducted in accordance with the classification of char-

acteristics in 4,4.5 and, when specfied, table IV. Samples shall be selected at random.

4.43 Inspection procedure. Every item in the lot shall be inspected for critical characteris-

tics. The lot represented shall be rejected when nonconformance to a critical characteristic is

found. Sample items and, when applicable, the packaging thereof shall be examined and tested

in accordance with the classification of characteristics in 4.4.5. Failure of any sample item to

conform to any characteristic in the classification of characteristics based on the sampling and

acceptance criteria specified therein shall be cause for rejection of the lot represented.

4.4.4 Inspection characteristics. Critical characteristics are characteristics whose noncon-

formance to specified requirements is likely to result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for indi-

viduals using, maintaining, or depending upon the product or whose nonconformance to

specified requirements is likely to prevent performance of the tactical function of a major end

item. Major characteristics are characteristics whose nonconformance to specified require-

ments is likely to result in failure or to reduce materially the usability of the item for its intended

purpose. Minor characteristics are characteristics whose nonconformance to specified require-

ments is not likely to reduce materially the operation or usability of the item for its intended

purpose.

4.4.5 Classification of characteristics. Quality conformance examinations and tests shall be

as specified in the following classification of characteristics paragraphs. When specified herein,

accept on 0 and reject on 1 attributes sampling inspection shall be performed on the designated

characteristics using the stated levels in table IV for selection of sample sizes.

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