MIL-DTL-44400A
TABLE I. End item visual defects (cont'd)
Classification
Examine
Defect
Major
Minor
A
B
NOTE: Skipped stitches not overstitched
shall be classified as open seams
One or more required rows of stitching
omitted (except on boxstitching)
113
Heat sealed
Pleated, puckered, burned through,
seams
wrinkled or folded
114
Boxstitching Incomplete:
- one row of stitching omitted
317
- two or more rows of stitching omitted
216
More or less than specified length by
more than 1/8 inch
318
Bartacking
One or more bartacks omitted
115
Any bartack not as specified or not in
specified location
319
Loose stitching incomplete or broken
320
Less than specified length by more than 1/8 inch
321
Width less than 1/8 inch
217
Stitching ends Overstitched less than 1 inch on stitch type 301
(except where ends are held down by other
stitching or turned under in a hem or where
stitching is performed automatically)
218
Secured with less than ¼ inch of back stitching,
Overstitching, or an increased number of
stitches per inch at the end of stitch type 304
322
Seams
Pleated:
- on all wall, liner or floor assemblies
219
- on transport covers
323
Seam type
Wrong seam type
116
Stitch type
Wrong stitch type
117
Stitch
Loose, resulting in exposed bobbin or top
tension
thread for more than 6 inches
220
Tight, as evidenced by puckering on fabric
for more than 6 inches
221
Stitches
Less than minimum specified (except on
per inch
panel joining seams)
- one stitch
324
- two or more stitches
222
Less than minimum specified on panel joining seams
223
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