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part shall be listed (see 3.6.4). As applicable, part numbers for prime contractor, subcontractor, vendor,
commercial parts, and standard (government, contractor and industry) parts shall all be listed. When the part
number and drawing number differ (excluding dash numbers), refer to 3.6.7.4 d. When a component is
identiied only by a model or type number, such a number shall be used in lieu of a part number. Numerical
footnotes will be allowed in the part number column with explanations located at the end of the MPL (table).
3.6.7.3 CAGE column. The appropriate CAGE code, published in current issues of H4/H8 Cataloging
Handbooks, shall be listed in this column directly opposite each part, model, or type number listed in
the part number column. The CAGE code shall identify the design activity or government agency
whose number appears in the part number column.
3.6.7.3.1 CAGE code not listed in H4/H8. When a CAGE code for the appropriate design activity or
government agency is not published in the current issues of the H4/H8 Cataloging Handbooks, the
word "none" shall be inserted in the CAGE column directly opposite the part, model, or type number
listed in the part number column (see 3.6.7.4h.).
3.6.7.4 Description column. This column shall contain the description of each part listed. The nomenclature
appearing in the title block of the drawing, to which the detail part was manufactured, shall be used.
Incomplete nomenclature (e.g., noun only) of detail parts, appearing in the body of an assembly or
installation drawing, shall not be used (government standard parts excepted). When necessary, the size,
dimensions, material, and tolerances for a part shall be indicated to make the description complete. The
description shall be arranged to show the following:
a. The identifying noun shall be the irst word. When the part is identiied as a HCI or EDS, the
the example following 3.6.7.4.1). When the listing is an assembly or installation, the word
"assembly" or "installation" shall follow the noun. A comma shall separate these words
from the balance of the description (see 6.5).
b. The item name (including the word "assembly" or "installation") shall be in upper-case. The irst
letter of the irst word following the item name shall be in upper-case; remaining words shall be in
lower-case. The irst letter of proper nouns, regardless of location, shall always be in upper-case.
c. When units of measurement are the same, they shall not be repeated with each dimension;
example: 1/8 by 3/4-inches (not 1/8-inch by 3/4-inch). To avoid confusion, a dash shall be used
between a whole number and a fraction; example: 1-1/16, 2-3/4, 4-9/64. Dashes may be omitted
if fraction characters (e.g., ½, ¼) are used. When a decimal with a value of less than 1.0 is
given, a zero shall precede the decimal point; example: 0.002-inch.
d. The appropriate numbers for the type, model, speciication, speciication control drawing, and the
source control drawing shall follow the nomenclature. When the drawing number for a part is
different than the part number (excluding dash number differences), the drawing number shall
follow the description (see 3.6.7.2). When a part is authorized for local manufacture, and a speciic
drawing is required for such accomplishment, the drawing number shall follow the description.
e. The requirements of MIL-STD-38784 apply to the use of abbreviations.
f. Leader points (a series of periods) shall be used to join the description and the next column to
the right. When the description requires more than one line, leader points shall be used on the
irst line only. Leader point spacing shall be at least double-spaced.
g. Reference to another illustration for information on the detail parts of an assembly and reference
to another illustration for information on the next higher assembly shall be made.
h. When the word "none" is listed in the CAGE code column in accordance with 3.6.7.3.1, the
complete name and address of the design activity or government agency, whose part, model, or
type number appears in the part number column, shall be shown in parentheses at the end of the
description. When several CAGE codes are not available, or the design activity s name and
address must be repeated several times, numerically identiied footnotes may be used in the
CAGE column and identiied at the end of the MPL and in Chapter 1.
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