MIL-STD-1660A APPENDIX H
(2) The unit load shall be lifted clear off the ground by pallet truck and transported to a distance of at least
50 feet. This test should be conducted with the unit load lifted from each unique direction and the pallet truck utilized should be similar in size and capacity to the pallet trucks common to the expected distribution system.
c. Rejection criteria.
(1) Any tendency for unit load(s) to be unstable while being transported, or any difficulty with inserting or removing the forklift tines shall constitute failure of the test. Inability to insert the fingers of a pallet truck on all unique directions will be cause for rejection of the unit load only if this condition results in an undue restriction within the expected distribution system.
(2) Damage, evidence of inadequacy, or deflection of the specimen that causes damage or excessive displacement of the packages, or contents, shall be unacceptable.
H.5.5 Disassembly and final inspection test. a. Purpose.
(1) Although the foregoing tests may have caused movement within the unit load and the restraint method
may have become strained, the unit load specimen may still maintain sufficient cohesion to indicate that an actual unit load could complete its journey from origination to destination and continue to be safely handled and stored.
The purpose of the final test and criteria is to ensure that the unit load integrity has not been lost and that the package contents have not been damaged.
b. Procedure.
(1) Following completion of all the aforementioned tests, the unit load specimen shall be positioned on a flat, level surface. Any observations regarding condition of the unit load, which had not been made previously, should be recorded. The restraining devices, e.g., strapping, stretch wrap, wires, staples, etc., shall be removed. Packages shall then be removed from the unit load and inspected for both exterior and interior damage.
c. Final rejection or acceptance criteria.
(1) The assembly structure (the pallet, structural or protective members, strapping, stretch wrap, etc.) shall not have failed nor have permitted individual parts of the unit load assembly to become unattached or separated to such a degree that safe transport and storage of the unit load is sacrificed. The unit load configuration shall have protected the packaged items form damage. Broken or damaged inner packing components/supports is
unacceptable. Minor damage such as chipping of wood members or pallet, negligible denting of outer packaging not compromising access to contents, paint chipping, marks in stretch wrapping, etc. are not necessarily causes for rejection.
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