MIL-HDBK-6870 Nondestructive Inspection Program Requirements for Aircraft and Missile Materials and PartsThis handbook provides guidance to government personnel and contractors for defining the requirements for establishing an acceptable Nondestructive Inspection NDI program for the development, production, and sustainment phases of DoD aircraft and missile structural components when directly referenced in the item specification contract or order. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement.

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4.4.2

NDI Requirements Review Board (NDIRRB) Membership.

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DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCTION

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5.1

Documentation of the review.

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5.2

Drawings.

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5.3

Preparation of NDI procedures and process specifications.

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5.3.1

Use of general NDI process specifications.

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5.3.2

Company NDI process specifications.

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5.3.2.1

Special NDI procedures.

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5.3.2.2

NDI standardization.

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5.3.2.3

Approval.

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5.3.3

NDI processes.

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5.3.4

NDI procedures.

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5.3.5

General NDI procedures.

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5.4

Implementation of NDI procedures.

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5.4.1

Personnel.

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5.4.2

NDI reports.

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5.4.3

Equipment and materials.

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5.4.4

NDI procedure verification.

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5.4.5

Removal of discontinuities.

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5.4.5.1

Reinspection.

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5.4.6

Inspection stages.

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5.4.6.1

First article inspections.

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5.4.6.2

Receiving inspections.

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5.4.6.3

Manufacturing and assembly.

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5.4.7

Data and documentation.

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5.4.8

Vendor qualification.

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5.4.9

Capability demonstration.

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DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR TEST ARTICLES

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6.1

First article testing.

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6.2

Static test articles.

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6.3

Component, full-scale durability test articles.

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6.4

Teardown inspections.

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6.5

Flight testing.

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6.6

Test support monitoring inspections.

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DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINMENT

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7.1

Defining sustainment inspection requirements.

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7.2

Sustainment inspection requirements review.

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7.3

Preparation of NDI procedures.

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7.3.1

Sustainment NDI procedure content.

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7.3.2

Sustainment NDI procedure format.

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7.4

Inspection capability demonstration.

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7.5

NDI procedure validation and verification.

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7.5.1

Procedure validation.

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7.5.2

Procedure verification.

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NOTES

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8.1

Intended use.

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