Technical Advisory Team (TAT) report on the rocket sled test accident of October 9, 2008.

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/947256· OSTI ID:947256

Stofleth, Jerome H; Dinallo, Michael Anthony; Medina, Anthony J

This report summarizes probable causes and contributing factors that led to a rocket motor initiating prematurely while employees were preparing instrumentation for an AIII rocket sled test at SNL/NM, resulting in a Type-B Accident. Originally prepared by the Technical Advisory Team that provided technical assistance to the NNSA's Accident Investigation Board, the report includes analyses of several proposed causes and concludes that the most probable source of power for premature initiation of the rocket motor was the independent battery contained in the HiCap recorder package. The report includes data, evidence, and proposed scenarios to substantiate the analyses.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 947256
• Report Number(s): SAND2009-0180; TRN: US200906%%55
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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