Malfunctioning Engine Statistical Survey
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Manufacturer
Estes Industries
Designation
E9-P *2 & E9-8
Type
single-use
Date code
P: 06 14 01 8: unkno
Failure date
Aug 1, 2014
Location
Pueblo, CO
Nozzle blown out
Ejection end blown out
Burning propellant ejected
Have more motors
Comments
All 4 E9 motors in the cluster failed immediately at ignition, spitting nozzles and blowing propellant out the top, destroying the rocket. These motors had been stored in controlled conditions, and all other motors in the same box preformed normally all week in Pueblo. The only anomoly noted was that the motors were "fat" and very hard to get into the motor mount tubes. The were NOT hammered into place.
Status
accepted