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* ID: OSC|Ascension Cpt. Daniel T. Simpson
* Location: OSC|Ascension, Southampton Shipyard
* Subject: Re: Report on liner status
* Priority : <HIGH>

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Dear OSC command and all staff,

On request of Mr Wells I have conducted a full system and exterior survey on the OSC|Ascension which is the newest Enterprise class vessel in our fleet.

There was a report from our maintenance chief that the energy coupling from the powercore to the forward deflector shield generator would on occasion, during subluminal flight, become unaligned. This under testing causes a phasing of the forward shield allowing small physical objects to pass through the shield. This links to reports from passengers located on the bow of hearing small impacts whilst traversing asteroid fields. Though this issue has not affected the performance of the vessel or put her at any risk of structural failure, it is discomforting to passengers and will increase maintenance cost due to the need to increase the surveys to the exterior and undergoing repairs if necessary.

As I’m sure you are all aware the OSC|Ascension was constructed to replace the ageing OSC|Thunderchild which was sent for decommissioning due to the docking incident with the Shrine station and engine failure issues. The final report of this incident found that some components of the cooling system for the docking dampeners reacted differently to the coolant used in these systems. This caused slight changes in the pH of the coolant and slow corrosion on some of the valves, combined with the inefficient heat dissipation of the damper design it lead to its rapid failure. This occurred on the Ascension during the docking procedure and lead to the impact with the station. This seems to be an inherent design fault to the Enterprise class vessel.

As this issue is most likely to occur during high strain situations such as vessel to vessel docking and vessel to station docking it is my recommendation to all captains to monitor interior corrosion of the cooling system and coolant pH levels. I understand this will add to running costs of the vessel and work load for crews.

Alternatively it might be advisory to retrofit a secondary cooling system, though this could have to be designed and implemented by the R&D department.

Regards

Cpt. Daniel T Simpson

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