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Manufacturer

Cesaroni Technology

Designation

K750RL 6 grain 54mm

Type

reload

Date code

May-15

Failure date

May 27, 2017

Location

Alamogordo, NM (FLARE) @ NSL

Temperature

86 ℉

Ejection end blown out

Casing split

Casing Burned through

Other failure

description

A 10" section was blown out starting from about 4" from the aft end.

Reported to mfr.

Comments

The motor came up to pressure for about 2.5 to 2.75 sec. before exploding.

Status

accepted