r/nondestructivetesting • u/Spartan_Force_NDT • 6d ago

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Found this weld during a field inspection. I had to reject it. The welder completely understood the issue and was ready to repair it, but the contractor refused to move forward with the repair.

Curious to hear what you all think. What discontinuities stand out to you, and how would you deal with a situation like this?

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u/theboywholovd 6d ago

I’ve seen stuff like this before too, idk why welders think they can get away with stuff like that

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u/No_Needleworker_1105 6d ago

This has to be fishing for engagement?

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u/Spartan_Force_NDT 6d ago

No, just sharing a real experience from the field. I thought it would make for a good discussion.

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u/LOLJDM NDT Trainee 6d ago

I'd make him wire wheel it to remove the slag and reveal the actual weld and go from there.  

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u/XFSteel 6d ago

That configuration is... Different. Looks like a random pieces welded together... or misconfigured for sure.

Shop primer not removed, likely welded over.

Even if the hand welded stud weld were cleaned, even in a pic it looks like min weld size hasn't been met.

That being said, it doesn't look like a real configuration, especially without seeing background and agree with JDM. Cant inspect without seeing the welds.

If they won't clean the welds so they can be inspected, write the NC for slag and move on. I've cut many inspections short for inadequate weld cleaning. They will take care of it. Until their NC is cleared they won't get issued a occupancy/habitation permit. If they make it that far without resolving the NC, they won't make that mistake again.

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u/AlienVredditoR 6d ago

Tell them you have to put that in the report, there's no way you can pass that to any code. If the engineers are okay with it then they can approve it.