Loose Nut Caused Minuteman III Launch Facility Fire
LOOSE NUT: Investigators have found that a loose nut on an electrical capacitor connection inside a battery charger prompted a hydrogen buildup that caused a fire at an unmanned Minuteman III launch facility near F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., in May. A spark ignited from a loose connection...
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