RIX Industries Flow Downs

5/13/1999

Description:

SHOCK TESTING FOR INTERNAL HI LW, MW, AND HW ITEMS

Clause:

HIGH IMPACT (HI) SHOCK QUALIFICATION INACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) MIL-S-901D (INCLUDINGINTERIM CHANGE 1 (IC1) IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM, UNLESS THE ITEM HASALREADY BEEN QUALIFIED FOR NSSN CLASS SUBMARINES VIA STANDARD CLAUSE10-87N WITHIN THE PART DESCRIPTION FOR THIS ITEM.IF SHOCK QUALIFICATION BY TEST HAS BEEN ANTICIPATED BY THE DESIGN YARDORDERING DATA FOR SHOCK TESTING IAW PARAGRAPH 6.2 OF MIL-S-901D (WITHIC1) HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE PART TEXT/DESCRIPTION OR APPLICABLEPROCUREMENT SPECIFICATION.IF SHOCK QUALIFICATION VIA EXTENSION HAS BEEN ANTICIPATED BY THEDESIGN YARD, ORDERING DATA FOR SHOCK TESTING IAW PARAGRAPH 6.2 OFMIL-S-901D (WITH IC1) HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED IN THE PART TEST/DESCRIPTION. IF SHOCK QUALIFICATION VIA EXTENSION IS NOT POSSIBLE,SHOCK TESTING IAW MIL-S-901D (WITH IC1) IS REQUIRED. IF ORDERING DATAIS REQUIRED AND HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED, THE SUPPLIER IS TO SUBMIT A VIR(EB FORM 84-01-2205) OR EQUIVALENT IE: NNS FORM 3409, TO REQUEST ANORDERING DATA SUPPLEMENT TO THE PURCHASE ORDER.IF SHOCK QUALIFICATION BY ANALYSIS HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED (PRIMARILY FORSHOCK GRADE B ITEMS), THE ANALYSIS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE DESIGNATEDAUTHORITY.SHOCK EXTENSIONS:ITEMS IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR TO ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SHOCKTESTED IAW THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS, OR IAW THE REQUIREMENTS OF PPD 802-6335704, MIL-S-901C, OR MIL-S-901D (W/O IC1) MAY BE ACCEPTED WITHOUTFURTHER SHOCK TESTING. ALL POTENTIAL SHOCK EXTENSION OPTIONS SHOULD BETHOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED PRIOR TO DETERMINING THAT SHOCK TESTING ISREQUIRED. FOR SUCH ITEMS, DETAILED PROOF OF PREVIOUS SHOCK TESTING,INCLUDING A SHOCK TEST REPORT AND NAVY APPROVAL DOCUMENTATION, SHALLBE SUBMITTED TO THE BUYER WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER FOREVALUATION FOR SHOCK TEST EXTENSION APPLICABILITY.ALL EXTENSION REQUESTS (FOR IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR ITEMS) SHALL BE PRE-PARED IAW DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION DI-ENVR-80706 OFMIL-S-901D (WITH IC1) AND MUST BE REVIEWED BY THE DESIGN YARD TODETERMINE IF THE ORIGINALLY TESTED ITEM, MOUNTING CONFIGURATION,ORIENTATION, FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS, ETC., ARE ACCEPTABLE AS A BASISFOR EXTENSION PRIOR TO OBTAINING SHOCK QUALIFICATION APPROVAL FORM THEAPPROPRIATE APPROVAL AUTHORITY.SHOCK TESTING:LW,MW, AND HW ITEMS REQUIRING SHOCK TESTING WILL BE TESTED AND/ORCOORDINATED BY ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTEDBY THE BUYER.IN THE EVENT THAT THE BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOCKTESTING AN ITEM, SELLER INVOLVEMENT SHALL TYPICALLY BE LIMITED TO SHIPPING, POST-TEST INSPECTION AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING, AS APPLICABLE.SHOCK TEST, POST-SHOCK TEST INSPECTION, AND FUNCTIONAL TEST PROCEDURESSHALL BE PREPARED IAW THE APPLICABLE ORDERING DATA,AND DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION DI-ENVR-80709 OF MIL-S-901D (WITH IC1).THESE PROCEDURES, INCLUDING A COPY OF THE SELLER'S ASSEMBLY DRAWING(IF NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED FOR THIS CONTRACT), A DETAILED SCHEMATICOF THE TEST SETUP FOR LW AND MW ITEMS AND A SHOCK TEST FIXTURE DRAWINGFOR HW ITEMS (INCLUDING SIZES, DIMENSIONS, MATERIALS, DUMMY WEIGHTS,MEANS OF ATTACHMENT, ETC., AS APPLICABLE FOR LW, MW, AND HW ITEMS) ANDSAMPLES OF SHOCK TEST DATA SHEETS, AS APPLICABLE, SHALL BE SUBMITTEDTO THE BUYER FOR APPROVAL AT LEAST TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULEDTEST FOR LW/MW ITEMS AND AT LEAST SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULEDTEST DATE FOR HW ITEMS.SHOCK TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED AT APPROVED SHOCK TEST FACILITIES PERNAVSEAINST 9491.1B. GOVERNMENT WITNESSING AND REPORT CERITIFICATIONRQUIREMENTS ARE AS SPECIFIED IN MIL-S-901D (WITH IC1).IN THE EVENT THAT THE SELLER IS DIRECTED TO COORDINATE AND/OR PERFORMSHOCK TESTING, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED:STANDARD LW AND MW SHOCK TEST MOUNTING FIXTURES IAW MIL-S-901D (WITHIC1) SHALL BE USED UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY THEBUYER. NON-STANDARD MOUNTING FIXTURES REQUIRE GOVERNMENT APPROVALOF SUPPORTING CALCULATIONS WHICH VERIFY THAT SHIPBOARD MOUNTINGSTIFFNESSES ARE ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED. IF