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Contamination

5. PWAs:  Fiber contamination in conformal coating

When this board was conformally coated a fiber was trapped in the coating creating a possible short potential.

Reference :
NASA-STD-8739.1
11.8 Acceptance/Rejection Criteria for Conformal Coating
3. Rejection Criteria. The following are some characteristics of unsatisfactory conditions, any of which is cause for rejection: f. Any signs of contamination (e.g., flux, loose particles, or foreign material)


Conductive Fiber