MIL-DTL-44117B
TABLE VII. Visual examination of inner helmet - Continued
Examine
Defect
Classification
Major
Minor
Seams and stitching
Open seams
More than 1/2 inch
128
1/2 inch or less
216
NOTE: A seam shall be classified as open when
one or more stitches joining a seam are broken or
when two or more consecutive
skipped or run-off stitches occur.
Seams and stitch
Wrong seam or stitch type
129
types
Stitch tension
Loose, resulting in loose bobbin or top thread
217
Locks not embedded in the material
218
Excessively tight, resulting in puckering of material
219
Stitches per inch
Two or more stitches less than minimum
specified
220
One stitch less than minimum specified
130
Overstitched less than 1/2 inch in each , direction
beyond defective stitching area
221
Thread breaks
NOTE: Thread breaks or two or more consecutive
skipped stitches
skipped or run-off stitches not overstitched shall be
or run-off
classified as open seams
Stitching ends
Not secured as specified (except when caught in
222
other stitching)
Rows of stitching
Any row missing except on box-x stitching
131
- two or more rows omitted on box-x stitching
132
- one row omitted on box-x stitching
223
Components and
Any required component or operation omitted
assembly
(unless otherwise classified herein)
133
Any component misplaced or not assembled as
specified
134
Number of folds at ends of webbing, where
required, less than number specified
224
Any, unauthorized repair
135
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