Problems
There were three serious problems found on the flight. The Service Module engine only worked properly for 80 seconds, interrupted by the presence of helium gas in the combustion chamber. Helium was used to pressurize the fuel tanks but should not have been in the combustion chamber. This was caused by a break in an oxidizer line that allowed helium to mix with the oxidizer.
The second problem was that the electrical system failed causing the command module to lose control ability during reentry. Lastly, measurements that were meant to be taken during reentry failed due to a short circuit. Both of these problems were found to be due to bad wiring, and were easily fixed.
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