MIL-HDBK-1655 Base Document:1997

FOREWORD
1 SCOPE
1.1 Scope
1.2 Classification
1.3 Purpose
1.4 Applicability
2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1 General
2.2 Government documents
2.2.1 Specifications, standards and handbooks
2.2.2 Other government documents, drawings and publications
2.3 Non-government publications
2.4 Order of precedence
3 DEFINITIONS
3.1 Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)
3.2 Classification of defects
3.3 Critical defect
3.4 Defect
3.5 Imperfect thread
3.6 Inspection
3.7 Leg length
3.8 Major defect
3.9 Minor defect
3.10 Not measurement sensitive documents
3.11 Sampling plan
3.12 Shape fitting
3.13 Straight fitting
3.14 Thread lead
4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Classification of defects
4.2 Acceptability of classifications
4.3 Sampling
4.3.1 Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)
5 DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Classifications of defects
5.1.1 MS33514, Flareless end design standard
5.1.2 MS33515, Bulkhead flareless end design standard
5.1.3 MS21921, Nut
5.1.4 Shape fittings, military standards
5.1.5 Shape fittings, DoD adopted non-Government standards
5.1.6 Straight fittings, military standards
5.1.7 Straight fittings, DoD adopted non-Government standard
5.1.8 MS21914, Cap assembly
5.1.9 MS21933, Single port cluster bolt end design standard
5.1.10 MS21935, Double port cluster bolt end design standard
5.1.11 MS21922, Sleeve
5.1.12 MS21937, Nut
5.1.13 Cluster bolts, single and double port
5.1.14 Cluster bodies, one, two, and three way
5.1.15 MIL-F-85421/1, MIL-F-85421/2, MIL-F-85720/1 (AS)
              beam seal end design standards
5.1.16 Straight fittings, beam seal, military standards
5.1.17 Shape fittings, beam seal, military standards
6 NOTES
6.1 Intended use
6.2 Issue of DoDISS
6.3 Superseding data
6.4 Subject term (keyword) listing
6.5 Changes from previous issue
TABLE
I Classification of defects of MS33514
II Classification of defects of MS33515
III Classification of defects of MS21921
IV Classification of defects of shape fittings,
              military standards
V Classification of defects of shape fittings, DoD
              adopted non-Government standards
VI Classification of defects of straight fittings,
              military standards
VII Classification of defects of straight fittings of
              DoD adopted non-Government standard
VIII Classification of defects of MS21914
IX Classification of defects of MS21933
X Classification of defects of MS21935
XI Classification of defects of MS21922
XII Classification of defects of MS21937
XIII Classification of defects of MS21938, MS21939,
                                           MS21940, MS21941
XIV Classification of defects of MS21942, MS21943,
                                           MS21944, MS21945
XV Classification of defects of MIL-F-85421/1,
                            MIL-F-85421/2, MIL-F-85720/1 (AS)
XVI Classification of defects of straight fittings,
              beam seal, military standards
XVII Classification of defects of shape fittings,
              beam seal, military standards
CONCLUDING MATERIAL

This handbook establishes a classification of commonly occurring defects applicable to flareless fittings and beam seal fittings specified in military specifications MIL-F-18280, MIL-F-85421, MIL-F-85720, and DoD adopted non-Government standards.