MIL-DTL-9177C
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging requirements. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified
in the contract or order (see 6.2). When actual packaging of materiel is to be performed by DoD or in-
house contractor personnel, these personnel need to contact the responsible packaging activity to
ascertain packaging requirements. Packaging requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control
Point's packaging activity within the Military Service or Defense Agency, or within the military service
system commands. Packaging data retrieval is available from the managing Military Department's or
Defense Agency's automated packaging files, CD-ROM products, or by contacting the responsible
packaging activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature, which may be helpful but is not
mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The connectors covered by this specification are primarily for use in airborne audio
systems.
6.1.1 Soldering and unsoldering. Connector terminals should not be soldered or unsoldered while
connectors are mated.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this specification.
b. Title, number, and date of the applicable specification sheet, and the complete PIN (see 3.1).
c. Packaging requirements (see 5.1).
6.3 Qualification. With respect to products requiring qualification, awards will be made only for products
which are, at the time of award of contract, qualified for inclusion in Qualified Products List QPL No. 9177
whether or not such products have actually been so listed by that date. The attention of the contractors is
called to these requirements, and manufacturers are urged to arrange to have the products that they
propose to offer to the Federal Government tested for qualification in order that they may be eligible to be
awarded contracts or orders for the products covered by this specification. Information pertaining to
qualification of products may be obtained from (insert name, mailing address, and email of qualifying
activity). An online listing of products qualified to this specification may be found in the Qualified Products
Database (QPD) at https://assist.dla.mil.
6.4 Environmentally preferable material. Environmentally preferable materials should be used to the
maximum extent possible to meet the requirements of this specification. As of the dating of this
document, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is focusing efforts on reducing 31 priority
chemicals. The list of chemicals and additional information is available on their website
https://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/wastemin/priority.htm. Included in the EPA list of 31 priority chemicals
are cadmium, lead, and mercury. Use of these materials should be minimized or eliminated unless
needed to meet the requirements specified herein (see Section 3).
6.5 Subject term (key word) listing.
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Contact
6.6 Changes from previous issue. Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify changes
with respect to the previous issue due to the extent of the changes.
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