Report of the PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident
Volume 5 Index
Hearings of the Presidential
Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident: February 26,
1986 to May 2, 1986.
FEBRUARY 26, 1986 SESSION (part 1 of
2)
[902] [Ref. 2/26-4 4 of
14] Technical Issues (Cont)- Comparison of STS-51C and
STS-51E.
TECHNICAL ISSUES (CONT)
- COMPARISON OF STS-51C AND STS-51E
- NO PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WITH PUTTY LOT
NUMBERS OR INSTALLATIONS ON ALL FIELD JOINTS
- NO ANOMALOUS CONDITIONS AT ASSEMBLY
OF:
- O-RINGS
- GREASE
- LEAK CHECK
- ALL STS-51C (SRM-15) AND STS-51E
(SRM-16) FIELD JOINTS PASSED LEAK CHECK WITH A DECAY OF
0.2 PSI OR LESS. FIRST ATTEMPT. (1.0 PSI LEAKAGE ALLOWED
DURING 10 MINUTE PERIOD AT 50 PSIG
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