a. Information on label: The following is required on the face of each warranty
label; this supersedes the requirement of MIL-STD-129K, Appendix C, "nterior and
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Exterior Container Special Markings."
1. Warranty Logos: This is as shown in Fgure A-2, Package Label, which
differs from Figure A-1 only in the information below the "W" If the label is stamped or
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written on, fill in the 'W" with a red ink marking pen.
2. Warranty
Expiration
Date:
This
is
a
line
'WARRANTY
EXPIRES________". The date may be written in or printed. It is primarily intended to
ensure prompt handling of warrantied items.
3. Disposition Instructions: This is a line "F DEFECTIVE, HANDLE IN
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ACCORDANCE WITH:
NAVY: SECNAVINST 4330.17
ARMY: WARRANTY TB # 11-5825-291-30
AIR FORCE: T.O. 00-35D-54
b. Label location: Labels will be located in a manner so as to be conspicuous to
personnel handling, shipping, and storing the items so that warrantied items will be
issued before non- warrantied items. Normally one label will be located adjacent to or
above the contract data markings.
c. Label characteristics:
1. The basic format, colors, and appearance will correspond to Figure A-2.
The proportions of length and width may be changed to accommodate different label
sizes.
2. Black characters will be provided on a light background, so that standard
ball point dark inks will clearly show up when the label is written or printed on.
3. Letters will correspond to MIL-STD-1472C, paragraph 5.5.5 if a printed
label or stamp is used. If manually written, labels are used, the width of the strokes
making up the letters will not be less than 0.05 inches.
4. Printed or stamped labels may be scaled up or down as required, but the
printed or stamped lettering will not be reduced below a letter height of less than 0.18
inches. Blanks for written in dates will not be shorter than 9 characters.
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