Miscellaneous lot

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d. Manufacturer's lot. A manufacturer's lot

performed in accordance with this paragraph and the

instructions provided in the applicable appendixes of this

consists of those item manufactured or assembled by

bulletin.

The sampling instructions that follow are

one manufacturer or reconditioning activity that bear the

designed to fit the peculiarities of this group if items. In

same manufacturer's or reconditioning agency's lot

some instances, special sampling designed for an item

identification number. The manufacturer's lot must meet

within a group may be required. This may required by

criteria as follows:

(1) Preservation, unit packing, packing,

the configuration, short shelf-life, or past quality history of

the item.

and marking. All items must have the same type

a. Initial Receipt Inspection (IRI). Sampling

preservation, unit packing, packing and marking.

shall be conducted in accordance with this paragraph

(2) Storage. All items must be stored

and MIL-STD-105, General Inspection Level II, and AQL

under similar conditions at the same depot.

of 4.0 percent for Major Defectives, and an AQL of 6.5

(3) Serviceability status. All items must

percent for Minor Defectives.

possess the same serviceability status, i.e., serviceability

b. Prestorage Inspection (PSI).

Sampling

known (based upon prior surveillance) or serviceability

shall be conducted by this paragraph when the

unknown. However, when new procurement is involved,

serviceability is known, using MIL-STD-105, General

base serviceability on acceptance inspection not on

Inspection Level II, and AQL of 4.0 percent for Major

surveillance.

Defectives, and an AQL of 6.5 percent for Minor

e. Miscellaneous lot. A miscellaneous lot is

Defectives. When the serviceability is unknown 100

formed by combining a single manufacturer's small lots

percent inspection shall be performed.

or lot fragments into one lot. The size of miscellaneous

c. Cyclical Inspection (CI). Sampling shall be

lots is restricted by the applicable appendix of this

conducted by this paragraph and MIL-STD-105 using the

bulletin. Actual formation of the lot is a paper transaction,

Inspection Level and AQL specified in appendix A or the

regrouping and marking of the material is not required. A

sampling instructions provided in the applicable appendix

miscellaneous lot may be declared unserviceable as a

(TRC) of this bulletin for the item being sampled. In

whole. The miscellaneous lot must meet criteria as

some instances, special sampling designed for an item

follows:

within a group may be required. This may be required

(1) Kind, type, and model. All items must

due to the configuration, short shelf line, or past quality

be of the same kind, type and model.

history of the item.

(2) Manufacturer. Each small lot or lot

d. Pre-Issues Inspection (PII). Sampling, if

fragment must be the product of the same manufacturer

required, (see para 2-5d(2)), shall be conducted by para

or reconditioning agency.

c above.

(3) Preservation, unit packing, packing

e. Selection of samples.

and marking.

All items must have the same

(1) All portions of the lot must be located

preservation,

for sampling.

unit packing, packing and marking.

(2) Every reasonable effort must be made

(4) Storage. All items must be stored

to obtain a random sample. If each position or location

under similar conditions at the same depot.

in a container, pallet, stack, or warehouse is assigned its

(5) Serviceability status. All items must

own unique number, a table or random numbers, such

possess the same serviceability status, i.e., serviceability

as that in the Department of Defense Handbook H53, or

known (based upon prior surveillance) or serviceability

an equivalent, can be used to select the sample units to

unknown. However, when new procurement is involved,

be inspected. When conditions make a proper random

base serviceability on acceptance inspection not on

sampling impossible, record this fact and a brief

surveillance.

description of the condition that prevents random

Mixed lot.

A mixed lot is formed by

sampling under the remarks section Part I, Block 20, of

combining those items with incomplete identification into

the DA Form 984, Munitions Surveillance Re- port. See

one lot. The size of the mixed lot is restricted by the

paragraph 2-9a(1), Part I (t), of this bulletin.

applicable appendix of this bulletin. Actual formation of

(3) In selecting samples from depot lots,

the lot is a paper transaction, regrouping and marking of

grand lots, or miscellaneous lots, choose the items to

the materiel is not required. A mixed lot may be declared

represent all material. For example, if a manufacturer's

unserviceable as a whole. A mixed lot must meet criteria

lot is one-third of the total lot, then select one-third of the

as follows:

lot sample at random from manufacturer's lot.

(1) Kind, type, and model. All items must

Sample Disposition.

be of the same kind, type, and model.

(1) In the inspection records, identify as

(2) Preservation, unit packing, packing,

and marking. All items must have the same type

preservation, unit packing, packing and marking.

(3) Storage. All items must be stored

under similar conditions at the same depot.

2-4.

Sampling. Sampling for subject items shall be

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