FED-STD-793B
Appendix A
Characteristics Codes and Definitions
Characteristics codes (formerly: defect codes) are the item
characteristics that are looked at when performing visual
inspection on items. The listing below of codes and their
meanings represent only the codes that apply to GSA managed
items. These codes are used in the Material Quality
Control Storage Standards (MQCSS) database to provide for
the inspection criteria for type II (extendible) shelf life
items. A complete listing of codes for GSA and non-GSA
managed items are found in the Joint Directive DLAD
4155.37/AR 702-18/NAVSUPINST 4410.56A/AFJMAN 23-232/MCO
4450.13A, Material Quality Storage Standards Policy for
Shelf-Life Material. Storage activities use the codes when
adding/updating the on-line storage standard data of
extendible (type II) shelf life items in the Material
Quality Control Storage Standards (MQCSS) database.
Code
Definition
Q9: Inspection instructions not covered by Fed-Std-793.
Contact the commodity center responsible for this FSC
(see sec. 4)
R2:
Unsecured, leaking, rusted, contaminated, bulged,
dented, distorted, or significantly damaged
(containers)
R3:
Not securely attached, unclear, illegible, or
incorrect (markings).
R4:
Hard settling, caking, jelling, skinning, curdling,
seeding, rusting, putrefaction, separation (Coatings).
R5:
Not in uniform suspension with settling or caking
(ink).
R6:
Not mixable, not able to spray or deposit uniform
film, or actuator not functional (Paint aerosol
dispensers)
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