MIL-DTL-25955A
4.5.4.1 Group C inspection. Group C inspection shall be performed every 24 months, which must be
accomplished within this period after notification of qualification. Samples submitted shall have passed
groups A and B inspections.
4.5.4.1.1 Twenty-four-month inspection. During the 24-month inspections, mating connector sample
units shall be selected and tested as follows: Two mating classes E and H plugs and receptacles in each
type shall be provided. These samples shall include at least three shell sizes, small, medium, and large,
manufactured during the period. One mating sample of each configuration shall be fully wired and
subjected to the applicable tests of table VII.
4.5.4.1.2 Failures. If any sample units fail to pass group C inspection, the sample shall be considered
to have failed.
4.5.4.1.3 Disposition of sample units. Sample units, which have been subjected to group C inspection,
shall not be delivered on the contract or purchase order.
4.5.4.1.4 Noncompliance. If a sample fails to pass group C inspection, the contractor shall take
corrective action on the materials or processes, or both, as warranted, and on all units of product which
can be corrected and which were manufactured under essentially the same conditions, with essentially
the same materials, processes, which are considered subject to the same failure. Acceptance of the
product (related lots) shall be discontinued until corrective action, acceptable to the Government, has
been taken. After the corrective action has been taken, group C inspection shall be repeated on
additional sample units (all inspections, or the inspection which the original sample failed, at the option of
the Government). Groups A and B inspections may be reinstituted; however, final acceptance shall be
withheld until the group C re-inspection has shown that corrective action was successful. In the event of
failure after re-inspection, information concerning the failure and corrective action taken shall be furnished
to the cognizant inspection activity and the qualifying activity.
4.5.5 Test wires and terminations. For test purposes, wires in accordance with MIL-W-5086, type I, or
for size 24, NEMA HP3, unless specified or acceptable to the Government, shall be attached to contacts.
For crimp type contact tests, a crimping tool with dimensions in accordance with figure 4 shall be
employed.
4.5.6 Examination of product. The connectors and piece parts shall be examined to insure
conformance with all requirements of this specification and the applicable detail documents, not covered
by performance requirements of 3.6. Assurance that no change have been made in the connectors from
those submitted for qualification approval shall be satisfactory for the maintenance and installation
requirements of 3.5. Examination shall be performed to assure compliance with the following
requirements:
a.
Applicable MS standard............... 3.1
b.
Materials ...................................... 3.3
c.
Design construction ..................... 3.4
d.
Details of components ................. 3.7
e.
Interchangeability......................... 3.8
f.
Finish ........................................... 3.9
g.
Identification of product................ 3.10
h.
Workmanship ............................... 3.11
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