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[i]The source of the inorganic materials blocking the water separator drum holes had not been experienced during an EVA before and is still undergoing a concurrent investigation. The results of this investigation will ultimately lead to resolution of this issue; however, since the concurrent investigation into the source of the debris is expected to continue for many months, the MIB does not yet have the required data to determine the root causes of the contamination source, which must ultimately be determined to prevent future mishaps.[/i]
[i]We don't have root cause, but we have a most likely cause at this point. It is quite possible that it was a combination of events. One, a uniqueness of the subliminator in the suit 3011 and the possibility it might have been producing more silicates than other subliminators. Silicates are pretty common in a number of areas in the suit and it doesn't come off in large parts. On the blocked port, it actually comes off at the molecular level and then it nucleates in areas where you have the centrifuge working. So this was a unique combination of a high-level of the silicate being in an area where you have the right environment for it to form into larger particles to cause blockage. So the team believes it is a combination of either that and the filter that we use to clean the water loops regularly on the suits. One of those filters may have been pre-contaminated and not able to perform the job of scrubbing out the silicates. A combination of those two events probably led to having the high-level of silicates in 3011 and eventually lead to the blockage of the ports.[/i]
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