Kochran, C.D. 1965 March 7 Journal Enroute to Jamaica Our originally scheduled time of arrival has been set back 3-4 hours because of repeated engine failures. Certain critical engine parts are apparently in bad shape and there are few spare parts available. The engines have been changed over 4 or 5 times today already because of the constant breakdowns. We have also been going straight into the wind and the sea which has caused some lost time. Arrival time is now somewhat uncertain but hopefully it will be early enough for me to get on the island today. Chalk up another stunning triumph for the super-expensive but clumsily thorough and efficient Pearl Harbor shipyard crews. After the last trip I had requested that the door on the lab be removed. Work orders were sent in and a crew worked on the door - judging from past experiences it was probably a full 12 man crew and the job only took three days. Apparently, they tightened up the screws and creaked nuts - pretty here and there and called it another job well done. As the result the door fell off! The idiots didn't do a thing to the section that needed the attention. Tightened screws just don't hold a thing when the metal all around them is completely broken off - as this was. The ship's crew obligingly drilled 2 holes in the lab and riding the door in about 20 minutes - without a work order, without charge - and most important - properly!