MIL-STD-1540 Product Verification Requirements For, Launch, Upper Stage, And Space VehiclesThis standard establishes the environmental and structural ground testing requirements for launch vehicles, upper-stage vehicles, space vehicles, and for their subsystems and units.

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Potential Failure Mechanism

Primary Qualification Tests to Identify Failure

Mechanism

Functional

Vibration or

Acoustic

Shock

Thermal Cycle

Thermal Vacuum

Acceleration

Leakage

Proof and Burst

Pressure

E M E

Life

*  Mounting broken/loose

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*  Broken Part

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*  Shorted Part

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*  Defective Part

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*  Defective Board

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*  Broken/Shorted/Pinched Wires

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*  Defective/Broken Solder

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*  Contamination

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*  Leaky Gaskets/Seals/RF

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*  Incorrect Wiring/Routing Design

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*  Relay/Switch Chatter

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*  Adjacent Curciut Board Contact

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*  Premature Wearout

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*  Electromagnetic Interference

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*  Insufficient Design Margin

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*  Corona Discharge/Arcing

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*  Inadequate Tiedown of Tubing/Wiring

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*  Inadequate Thermal Design

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*  Brittle Material Failure

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*  Inadequate Fatigue Life

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