The magnetic field control for number-three engine spontaneously failed early Sunday morning. The watch engineer, Lieut. Cmndr. Churchill, personally damped the fuel and dumped it, and he then repeatedly flushed the atmosphere of the Engine Control Room into space. The ECR is usable, although for safety, the watch engineer will have to wear a full suit with breathing gear till we get back to base. Cmndr. Churchill died before 4:00 hrs.
Cmndr. Sebastian and Lieut. Trazam inspected the control chips in the CPU of engine-three, and they concluded that one or more tin whiskers caused the magnetic control field to fail. According to the Engineering Log, the control chips were new replacements five months ago. Both Cmndr. Sebastian and Lieut. Trazam have stated in the Ship's Log that they suspect the control chips were falsely certified as new, and they have both signed their logged statement.
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