Hello Victor, There is no allowance for a fractured solder joint as any fracture can further propagate during thermal cycling and cause an open circuit. Regards, William Michels CIT IPC-A-610 CIT J-STD-001 -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2018 9:48 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] IPC-A-610G, section 5.2.9,, Solder anomalies-Fractured solder, Defect 1, 2, 3 (Axial leaded device) Fellow TechNetters: Is there a percentage associated with the statement "Fractures Solder" in the above stated IPC STD section? I did not a similar statement, Fractured Solder, for Surface Mount Devices and Surface Mount Area. Is there an acceptable percentage of the solder joint lead interface that can be fractured? Victor,