MIL-N-21337
5.3.1 Unit packaging.
5.2 Cleaning and preservation
5.3.1.1 Level A. Nuts shall be packaged in
5.2.1 Level A.
quantities of 50, 25, 10, 5, or fraction thereof
5.2.1.1 Cleaning. Phosphate-coated nuts
dependent on weight. Unit package quanti-
ties of nuts coated with a preservative (see
shall be cleaned in accordance with Method
5.2) shall be wrapped in grade A, grease-
C-3 of Specification MIL-P-116. Unplated
nuts shall be cleaned in accordance with
proof barrier material conforming to Speci-
Method C-1 of Specification MIL-P-116.
fication MIL-B-121, prior to placing them in
Zinc-plated, cadmium-plated,. and corrosion-
containers. Nuts shall be packaged in fold-
resisting nuts will not require cleaning.
ing cartons, setup boxes, or metal edge boxes
conforming to Specification PPP-B-566,
5.2.1.2 Preservation. Unless otherwise
PPP-B-676, or MIL-B-4229, as applicable.
specified, zinc-plated, cadmium-plated, un-
Unless otherwise specified, gross weight of
plated, and phosphate-coated nuts shall be
unit packages shall not exceed 10 pounds.
coated with type P-2 preservative in accord-
5.3.1.2 Level C. Unit packaging shall be
ance with Specification MIL-P-116. Corro-
in accordance with the manufacturer's com-
sion-resisting nuts will not require preserva-
mercial practice.
tion.
5.3.2 Intermediate packaging.
5.2.2 Level R Not applicable,
5.3.2.1 Level A. Unit packages shall be
5.2.3 Level C. Nuts shall be cleaned and
further packaged in folding cartons, set-up,
preserved in accordance with standard com-
metal-stayed or fiberboard boxes conforming
mercial practice.
to Specification PPP-B-566, PPP-B-676,
5.3 Packaging. Nuts shall be packaged in
MIL-B-4229, PPP-B-636, or JAN-P-108.
accordance with 5.3.1, 5.3.2, and 5.3.3 as ap-
A1l seams and joints, including manufactur-
plicable. Individual unit packages, interme-
er's joints, shall be covered with water-re-
diate packages, and secondary intermediate
sistant tape conforming to Specification UU-
packages shall contain nuts of one type,
T-116 or PPP-T-76. Unless otherwise speci-
class, and size.
fied, gross weights shall be in accordance