MIL-T-62518 Trucks, Maintenance: With 9 To 37 Meters 30 To 120 Foot Multi-Position Aerial Platform, Modified CommercialThis specification covers diesel and gasoline engine driven, four-wheel, two-rear-wheel drive; four-wheel, four-wheel drive; and six-wheel, four-wheel-drive trucks having minimum gross vehicle weights GVW of 6800 kilograms kg 15,000 to 22 700 kg 50,000 pounds, equipped with maintenance bodies and 9 to 37 meters m 30 to 120 foot multi-position, articulating, boom type aerial platforms. Vehicles procured under this specification are commercial items which are warranted by the manufacturer as specified in acquisition documents.

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MIL-T-62518A

4.  QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS

*    4.1  Responsibility for inspection.  Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the contractor is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements (examination and tests) as specified herein.  Except as otherwise specified in the contract, the contractor may use his own or any other facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government.  The Government reserves the right to perform any of

the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to

assure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements.

*    4.1.1  Responsibility for compliance.  All items must meet all requirements of sections 3

and 5.  The inspection set forth in this specification shall become a part of the contractor's overall

inspection system or quality program.  The absence of any inspection requirements in the specification shall not relieve the contractor of the responsibility for ensuring that all products or supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract.  Sampling inspection, as part of manufacturing operations, is an acceptable practice to ascertain conformance requirements, however, this does not authorize submission of known defective material, either indicated or actual, nor does it commit the Government to acceptance

of defective material.

4.2  Government verification.  Quality assurance operations performed by the contractor will be subject to Government verification at unscheduled intervals.  Verification will consist of observation of the operations to determine that practices, methods, and procedures of the contractor's inspection are being properly applied.  Failure of the contractor to promptly correct product deficiencies discovered shall be cause for suspension of acceptance until correction has been made or until conformance of product to specification criteria has been demonstrated.

4.3  First vehicle preliminary inspections.

4.3.1  Welding procedure and workmanship specimen evaluation.  Prior to the start of fabrication of the sub floor, body, turntable, pedestal, outriggers, and boom assemblies, an inspection shall be conducted by the Government to evaluate workmanship specimens and welding procedures.

4.3.1.1  Macro-etching.  Workmanship specimens shall be cross-sectioned and macro-etched.  Both parts of the specimens shall be made available to the Government representative for examination.

4.3.2  In-process inspection of body and components.  The first completely assembled body and components (subframe, turntable, pedestal, outriggers, boom assemblies, and basket) shall receive an in-process inspection by the Government prior to prime painting.  The inspection shall

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