Have you considered making another FOIA request?
ULA
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Oct. 18, 2013) -- The launch of the GPS IIF-5 mission on a ULA Delta IV launch vehicle, currently scheduled for Oct. 23, 2013, is being delayed. The team has continued with Phase II of an investigation related to a successful Delta IV launch that occurred in October 2012 in which the second stage RL10B-2 engine thrust was lower than expected. It was determined that a fuel leak occurred within the engine system and that this fuel leak caused the low thrust. The ongoing Phase II investigation has included extremely detailed characterization and reconstructions of the instrumentation signatures obtained from the October 2012 launch and these have recently resulted in some updated conclusions related to dynamic responses that occurred on the engine system during the first engine start event. The GPS IIF-5 Delta IV launch is being delayed to allow the technical team time to further assess these updated conclusions and assess the improvements already implemented and determine whether additional changes are required prior to the next Delta IV launch. The Delta IV booster for the GPS IIF-5 mission has completed the standard processing and checkout on the launch pad and will be maintained in a ready state for spacecraft mate and launch pending completion of this assessment. A new launch date will be established when the assessment of the updated dynamic response information is completed in the coming weeks. The processing of Atlas V vehicles for upcoming missions including the Nov. 18 launch of the MAVEN mission for NASA are proceeding as planned.
Jessica Rye, APR
ULA Communications
Have you considered making another FOIA request?
ULA
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (Oct. 18, 2013) -- The launch of the GPS IIF-5 mission on a ULA Delta IV launch vehicle, currently scheduled for Oct. 23, 2013, is being delayed. The team has continued with Phase II of an investigation related to a successful Delta IV launch that occurred in October 2012 in which the second stage RL10B-2 engine thrust was lower than expected. It was determined that a fuel leak occurred within the engine system and that this fuel leak caused the low thrust. The ongoing Phase II investigation has included extremely detailed characterization and reconstructions of the instrumentation signatures obtained from the October 2012 launch and these have recently resulted in some updated conclusions related to dynamic responses that occurred on the engine system during the first engine start event. The GPS IIF-5 Delta IV launch is being delayed to allow the technical team time to further assess these updated conclusions and assess the improvements already implemented and determine whether additional changes are required prior to the next Delta IV launch. The Delta IV booster for the GPS IIF-5 mission has completed the standard processing and checkout on the launch pad and will be maintained in a ready state for spacecraft mate and launch pending completion of this assessment. A new launch date will be established when the assessment of the updated dynamic response information is completed in the coming weeks. The processing of Atlas V vehicles for upcoming missions including the Nov. 18 launch of the MAVEN mission for NASA are proceeding as planned.
Jessica Rye, APR
ULA Communications
I may, but first I'll get in contact with FOIA rep to see if the report will be released--or at least I'll be notified--when the report is concluded based on my original request. I read from the ULA release "The ongoing Phase II investigation..." that the investigation and thus the report, have in fact not been concluded.
I resubmitted my request for the AIB report and will advise when I receive a response.
I was on the AF FOIA site looking for the just released full AIB report on the KC-135 that crashed supporting Enduring Freedom. Flight control system failure(s) exacerbated by crew responses to resulting directional instability lead to structural failure and complete separation of the tail section.
http://www.amc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123403437
Aaah, so it was dutch roll....
Just received this from the 21SW FOIA/PA office. Sounds like the report might be done or am I reading too much (release determination) into it?
"We received your Freedom of Information Act request for "release of the
AIB report for the investigation of why a Delta IV RL-10B-2 upper stage engine
did not perform as expected during the Oct 4, 2012 launch of a GPS IIF
satellite." Your case has been assigned number 2014-03313-F. We will make
every effort to provide you a release determination by 19 May 2014..."
I'm beginning to doubt this report will ever be finished. I don't think I've ever seen a report take this long...
"This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking release of the AIB report for the investigation of why a Delta IV RL-10B-2 upper stage engine did not perform as expected during the Oct 4, 2012 launch of a GPS IIF satellite. A thorough search was conducted and no records were found responsive to your request for an AIB report. The investigation is still pending so there is no report to release. "