Scope
This handbook applies to all agencies within the DoD and industry involving methods for testing and
evaluation procedures for assessing Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) system capability. This handbook
is for guidance only. This handbook cannot be cited as a requirement. If it is, the contractor does not
have to comply.
Limitations
This handbook provides uniform guidance for establishing NDE procedures for inspecting flight
propulsion system (gas turbine engines and rockets) components, airframe components, ground vehicle
components, either new or in-service hardware, for which a measure of NDE reliability is needed. The
methods include, but are not limited to, Eddy Current (EC), Fluorescent Penetrant (PT), Ultrasonic (UT),
and Magnetic Particle (MT) testing. This document may be used for other NDE procedures, such as
Radiographic testing, Holographic testing, and Shearographic testing, provided they produce an output
similar to those listed herein and provide either a quantitative signal, â, or a binary response, hit/miss.
Because the purpose is to relate Probability of Detection (POD) with target size (or any other meaningful
feature like chemical composition), “size” (or feature characteristic) should be explicitly defined and be
unambiguously measurable, i.e. other targets having similar measure will produce similar output from the
NDE equipment. This is especially important for amorphous targets like corrosion damage or buried
inclusions with a significant chemical reaction zone.
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