41.   A French defense satellite system also lost the ability to detect equipment failure after midnight, although it still was operating.

42.   Additional technology that will send instant radio communication about equipment failures to Metro-North fleet managers will be installed throughout the year, Anders added.

43.   An equipment failure caused several explosions at a natural gas plant last week that forced the evacuation of this northeastern British Columbia town.

44.   Boris Redkin, an official with the Kazak state committee for emergencies, dismissed what he described as incorrect speculation that the Kazak plane might have had equipment failure.

45.   Delage has been plagued by equipment failure, losing his fax machine and computer.

46.   Equipment failure there could ground virtually all traffic in the country, the Civil Aviation Administration said in a statement.

47.   Equipment failures have forced seven other sailors to drop out.

48.   Experts are investigating a near miss by two British jetliners this week, apparently after an equipment failure at a new air traffic control center, officials said Friday.

49.   He could not hide his disappointment over losing the leg, or his frustration with equipment failures that included a broken genoa halyard earlier this week.

50.   In addition to sharks and stings, Delage has been plagued by equipment failure, losing his fax machine and computer.