Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
Volume 4 Index
Hearings of the Presidential
Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: February 6, 1986
to February 25, 1986
FEBRUARY 13, 1986 SESSION. [Part 2 of
2]
[557] [Ref. 2/13-56] 51-L FAILURE ANALYSIS STATUS
REPORT.
FAILURE SCENARIO(B) - RIGHT HAND SRM AFT FIELD JOINT LEAK (FIRST
EVENT)
EVENT (B3) - MAJOR LEAK AT RIGHT HAND SRM AFT FIELD JOINT
- 51L OBSERVATIONS/DATA
(B3.1) SRM HOT GAS BLOWING LEAK EVIDENT AT AFT FIELD JOINT
(58.315 SEC)
(B3.2) RIGHT HAND SRM PC STARTS DIVERGING (59
SECONDS)
(B3.3) SRB AND SSME TVC CONTROL EXCURSIONS (61-63 SECONDS)
- ANALYSES/DATA
(B3.3) JOINT/O-RING THERMAL/FLOW VERSUS TIME
(B3.4) CASE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY VERSUS TIME
(B3.5) CORRELATION OF JOINT LEAK WITH TVC EXCURSIONS
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