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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] SMS: B17136      ]
 ] A. LELANUJA        ]    BFS PROGRAM NOTE         ]                  ]
 ]____________________]                             ]__________________]
 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE:            ]
 ] (213) 922-3742     ]      RELEASE NOTE ( )       ] 06/17/87         ]
 ]____________________]_____________________________]__________________]
 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ] OI8A AND SUBS                 ]  CREW (X)  GROUND ( )  DUMP ONLY ( )]
 ]_______________________________]_____________________________________]
 ]           MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:            ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:     ]
 ]BSL( ) BSS( ) GNC(X) SEQ( ) SM/SP( ) IPL( )]3, 6                     ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA: HIP, DISPLAY, RCS                                ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS: MG038106/3.2.5.5.3                             ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] TITLE: ABNORMAL RCS DUMP TIMER                                      ]
 ]                                                                     ]
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 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]CURRENTLY, THE DURATIONS OF THE BFS AFT AND FORWARD RCS FUEL         ]
 ]DUMPS DURING ENTRY MODE ARE DISPLAYED VIA THE BFS OVERRIDE           ]
 ]DISPLAY ITEM 14 AND ITEM 16 RESPECTIVELY. AT THE START OF EITHER     ]
 ]THE AFT OR THE FORWARD RCS DUMP IN LISTEN MODE, THE CORRESPONDING    ]
 ]DUMP DURATION ON THE OVERRIDE DISPLAY WILL JUMP UP TO ABOUT TWICE    ]
 ]THE SELECTED VALUE IF THE BFS STARTS THE DUMP PRIOR TO THE           ]
 ]PFS.THIS MAY OCCUR DUE TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BFS AND PFS     ]
 ]STATE VECTORS. IN SUCH A CASE THE RCS JETS WILL NOT BE TURNED ON     ]
 ]BY THE PFS WHEN THE BFS STARTS THE FUEL DUMP WHICH WILL CAUSE THE    ]
 ]BFS TO ADJUST THE DUMP DURATION ON THE DISPLAY TO A HIGHER VALUE     ]
 ]TO COMPENSATE FOR THE MISSING JET ACTIVITIES. THIS HIGH VALUE        ]
 ]WILL REMAIN FOR 2 SECONDS DUE TO THE SLOW RATE OF THE DISPLAY        ]
 ]PROGRAM.                                                             ]
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 ]USER RESPONSE:                                                       ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]THE USER SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE RCS DUMP DURATIONS ARE USED FOR    ]
 ]DISPLAY ONLY.  THE HIGH VALUES ON THE BFS OVERRIDE DISPLAY WILL      ]
 ]NOT CAUSE ANY PROBLEM TO THE RCS FUEL DUMPS.                         ]
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 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]RI:<S> A. TROY            DATE 06/29/87]                             ]
 ]   --------------------       ---------]                             ]
 ]SSD: SAM ANKNEY           DATE 7/13/88 ]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------] RW MOOREHEAD        8/16/88 ]
 ]PF MGR: O P LITTEL        DATE 7/15/88 ]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       -----------------      ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
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