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From: clj@ksr.com (Chris Jones)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Fuel-line door questions...
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Date: 28 Feb 91 15:34:08 GMT
References: <1991Feb26.112746.11838@pbs.org>
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In-reply-to: pstinson@pbs.org

In article <1991Feb26.112746.11838@pbs.org>, pstinson@pbs writes:
>
>The only cracks detected so far are in the hinges on Discovery and only
>Discovery.  Columbia is simply being used as a handy reference.  I am not aware
>that any cracks have actually been found in its hinges.

The edited excerpt below is from an article posted to sci.space.  I believe
I've left enough in to enable you to find the original.  As can be seen, cracks
*have* been found on Columbia's ET door mechanism.

From: yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: NASA Headline News for 02/22/91 (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <1991Feb22.223645.6031@news.arc.nasa.gov>

This is NASA Headline News for Friday, February 22, 1991

Kennedy Space Center launch team staff are proceeding with 
preparations for Shuttle Mission STS-39.   Analysis of hinge cracks on 
Discovery's fuel line door mechanisms continues.

As part of this ongoing analysis, a door closure test is scheduled for late 
this weekend on Columbia's fuel door mechanisms.

Atlantis and Columbia have been examined to determine if similar 
conditions exist on their door mechanisms.  No cracks have been found in 
the ET door mechanism on Atlantis, now scheduled to launch in April on its 
Gamma Ray Observatory deployment mission.  Inspection of the door 
mechanism on Columbia has revealed three small cracks.  Analysis of 
Columbia's situation continues.
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Chris Jones    clj@ksr.com    {world,uunet,harvard}!ksr!clj