There is provided a process for inspecting a splicer provided for splicing yarn ends upon the occurrence of yarn breakage or the like in an automatic winder, the process comprising the steps of, after splicing yarn ends, taking up the spliced yarn at a low speed and restraining the yarn on the yarn supply side to impart a predetermined tension to the yarn, detecting whether yarn breakage indicative of malfunction of the splicer has occurred, and, if the yarn breakage indicative of malfunction of the splicer has not occurred, cutting the spliced yarn, and re-splicing the yarn ends of the yarn thus cut.