What was the malfunction that caused the Apollo 13 Oxygen tank problem?

Question

It was a minor problem...not simply that that tank had been dropped earlier in the day.

Answer 1

"The Apollo 13 malfunction was caused by an explosion and rupture of oxygen tank no. 2 in the service module. The explosion ruptured a line or damaged a valve in the no. 1 oxygen tank, causing it to lose oxygen rapidly. The service module bay no.4 cover was blown off. All oxygen stores were lost within about 3 hours, along with loss of water, electrical power, and use of the propulsion system.

The oxygen tanks were highly insulated spherical tanks which held a "slush" of liquid oxygen with a fill line and heater running down the center. The no. 2 oxygen tank used in Apollo 13 (North American Rockwell; serial number 10024X-TA0008) had originally been installed in Apollo 10. It was removed from Apollo 10 for modification and during the extraction was dropped 2 inches, slightly jarring an internal fill line. The tank was replaced with another for Apollo 10, and the exterior inspected. The internal fill line was not known to be damaged, and this tank was later installed in Apollo 13.

The oxygen tanks had originally been designed to run off the 28 volt DC power of the command and service modules. However, the tanks were redesigned to also run off the 65 volt DC ground power at Kennedy Space Center. All components were upgraded to accept 65 volts except the heater thermostatic switches, which were overlooked. These switches were designed to open and turn off the heater when the tank temperature reached 80 degrees F. (Normal temperatures in the tank were -300 to -100 F.)"

Answer 2

There was an electrical malfunction that caused the oxygen tank to fail.

Answer 3

From what I can remember, when Kevin Bacon's characted "Jim" hit the button to Stir the Tanks, there was an immediate short in the wiring, which cause and explosion, causing most of their oxygen supply to seep into space. How's that? What did I win? :)

Answer 4

there was an anomaly in the wiring of the oxygen tanks; unfortunately, this caused the wire to NOT be insulated and when the tanks were stirred, the sudden change in pressure cracked the tube, releasing oxygen into a somewhat flammable situation.

Answer 5

there was a wiring malfunction when the oxygen tanks were stirred that caused an explosion that blew a hole in the ship

Answer 6

the " o " ring