Apollo 204 Fire Investigation Electrical Arc Analysis

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Title - Alternative

Analysis of Probable Fire Initiation Area

Keywords

Aeronautics, Apollo 204, Electrical System Analysis, John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA

Photo Description

View of DC power cable crossing over aluminum tubing and under lithium hydroxide access door in Spacecraft 014. One of the determinations in the Final Report of the Apollo 204 Review Board is that this was the area of the most probable initiator of the fire in Spacecraft 012, an electric arc. The area is near the floor in the lower forward section of the left-hand equipment bay, below the Environmental Control Unit (lower left front of command pilot position). Spacecraft 014, a Block I flight model very similar to Spacecraft 012, was used in the investigation by the Review Board. The Board stated in its findings that there was a momentary power failure that occurred about 9 seconds before the first report of fire, that evidence of several electric arcs was found in the post-fire investigation, and that no single ignition source of the fire was conclusively identified.

Publication Date

4-9-1967

Format

image/jpeg

Number of Images

2

Side of Image

Front of Image

Publisher

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Original Size

8" x 10"

Identifier

DP0057524-0025a

NASA Photo Number

67-HC-121; AS-204-41

Photo Credit

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Location

John C. Hitt Library

Department

Special Collections & University Archives

Collection

Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 1, October 10, 1960 - July 24, 1969

Call Number

SC 010

Digital Production Specifications

Digitized by the University of Central Florida Libraries, Digital Initiatives Unit. Jpeg images were derived from no less than 600 dpi tiffs scanned on a Copibook scanner.

Use and Reproduction

This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information, contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816, (407) 823-2576.

Additional Rights Statement

This photograph is a government publication – not subject to copyright.

Recommended Citation

"Apollo 204 Fire Investigation Electrical Arc Analysis" (1967). Official NASA Photographs, Vol. 1, October 10, 1960 - July 24, 1969. 26.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/nasa-photographs-volume-1/26