Each of these models has provided insight into the causes of seal malfunction, and has provided guidance into devising solutions.
But in some cans, the pop-up mechanism malfunctions or a faulty seal releases some chlorinated water into the can itself.
Last week, the Obama administration proposed new regulations that would increase oversight of offshore oil drilling equipment and make sure that malfunctioning wells can be sealed in an emergency, the AP reported.
An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft carrying Seals malfunctioned, crashed and wounded three of them.
The official inquiry into the Challenger disaster found that the direct cause was the malfunction of an O-ring seal on the right solid-rocket booster that caused the shuttle to explode 73 seconds after launching.
He also profited from Leinster's malfunctioning lineout and the try that sealed the game, scored by the wing Drew Mitchell, came on the hour when Armitage seized on a messy tap back and turned defence into attack.
That created a new issue, though: Once it was sealed, it was impossible to open up malfunctioning sensors and investigate what was wrong.
The Lincoln LS had problems with loose ball joints and malfunctioning engine-control modules; the Focus had faulty wheel bearing seals and seat latches; the new Thunderbird had faulty water pumps; and the 2002 Explorer had a shoddy liftgate latch.
But in the hours before the steam pipe rupture on July 18, two traps malfunctioned after becoming clogged by debris, most of it from a chemical resin that had been used to seal leaks in a nearby joint connecting two sections of pipe.
The present paper investigates a type of seal utilized in automotive cooling water pumps, which, under particular service conditions, generates undesired acoustic emissions and manifests malfunctioning.
Third detail: It's been widely reported that one of the Black Hawk helicopters carrying the SEALs to Abbottabad malfunctioned and had to be destroyed at the scene.
