MIL-DTL-83776B(USAF)
TABEL IV. End item visual defects (con't)
Defects
Classification
Major
Minor
A B
Open seam (con't)
2. On hem(s)
- over l/4 inch to and including1/2 inch
X
- over l/2 inch
X
d. Stitches skipped or broken (on edge, top or raise stitching
when seam is seamed, turned and stitched)
- over l/4 inch to and including 1/2 inch
X
- over 1/2 inch
X
e. Raw edges. A raw edge is classified as such when it occurs
along an edge required to be turned under but the edge is
not securely caught in the stitching.
1. On outside
- over l/8 inch to and including l/4 inch
X
- over l/4 inch
X
2. On inside
- over l/2 inch to and including 2 inches
X
- over 2 inches
X
f. Run-offs
1. On joining seams, when resulting in an open seam,
score as "open seam"
2. On edge, top or raise stitching when not
resulting in open seam (outside only)
- over 1/2 inch to and including l inch
X
- over l inch
X
g. Not specified seam or stitch type
X
h. Stitch tension. (Puckering is evidence of tight tension. When
puckering is evident, seam shall be tested by exerting normal pull
in the lengthwise direction of seam or stitching.)
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