failureCause

P77548
predicate

Indicates that one event, condition, or factor is the reason or source that caused a particular failure to occur.

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All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
failureCause canonical 42
reasonForCommercialFailure 10
identifiedFailure 5

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: failureCause
Generated description
Indicates that one event, condition, or factor is the reason or source that caused a particular failure to occur.

Sample triples (83)

Subject Object
Palapa B2 inadequate performance of the Payload Assist Module-D (PAM-D) ⓘ
Space Shuttle thermal protection system Space Shuttle Columbia disaster via predicate surface "failureContributedTo" ⓘ
linked to: Columbia disaster
Solid Rocket Booster O-ring failure in field joint via predicate surface "failureCauseInChallenger" ⓘ
NTLDR NTLDR is missing via predicate surface "bootErrorMessage" ⓘ
NTLDR NTLDR is compressed via predicate surface "bootErrorMessage" ⓘ
linked to: NTLDR
1890 United States Census 1921 fire at the U.S. Department of Commerce via predicate surface "dataLossCause" ⓘ
LauncherOne propellant feed line rupture on first orbital attempt ⓘ
LauncherOne second-stage anomaly on Start Me Up mission ⓘ
GSAT-1 underperformance of GSLV upper stage ⓘ
Kennedy Mine World War II gold mining shutdown order via predicate surface "shutdownCause" ⓘ
European Defence Community plan for German rearmament non-ratification of the EDC treaty by the French National Assembly in 1954 via predicate surface "failedBecauseOf" ⓘ
Castle Bravo underestimation of lithium-7 contribution to fusion reactions via predicate surface "errorCause" ⓘ
Pioneer 0 launch vehicle malfunction ⓘ
Pioneer 2 third stage malfunction ⓘ
OMOTENASHI CubeSat communication issues after deployment ⓘ
Dr. Blair realization of global extinction risk via predicate surface "causeOfBreakdown" ⓘ
Expédition d’Irlande mauvais temps via predicate surface "causeDeL’échec" ⓘ
Expédition d’Irlande désorganisation de la flotte française via predicate surface "causeDeL’échec" ⓘ
Fieschi conspiracy of 1547 death of Gian Luigi Fieschi via predicate surface "hasCauseOfFailure" ⓘ
Fieschi conspiracy of 1547 rapid reaction by Andrea Doria supporters via predicate surface "hasCauseOfFailure" ⓘ
Hitomi (ASTRO-H) attitude control anomaly ⓘ
Hitomi (ASTRO-H) spacecraft breakup ⓘ
Charley Butts loses nerve and stays behind via predicate surface "reasonForFailedEscape" ⓘ
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for EOS antenna rotation anomaly ⓘ
Beagle 2
linked to: Beagle 2 lander
incomplete deployment of solar panels ⓘ
Vanguard TV3 loss of thrust and collapse of first stage on launch pad ⓘ
Schiaparelli EDM lander premature shutdown of descent engines ⓘ
Schiaparelli EDM lander inertial measurement unit saturation leading to erroneous altitude estimate ⓘ
Landsat 6 leak in the liquid fuel system ⓘ
Allen West could not remove the ventilator grill in time via predicate surface "reasonForFailureToEscape" ⓘ
Langley Aerodrome structural and launch system failures via predicate surface "primaryFailureCause" ⓘ
Syncom 1
linked to: Hughes Syncom communications satellites
electronics failure ⓘ
Puerto del Hambre starvation via predicate surface "primaryCauseOfFailure" ⓘ
Puerto del Hambre isolation via predicate surface "primaryCauseOfFailure" ⓘ
Puerto del Hambre harsh climate via predicate surface "primaryCauseOfFailure" ⓘ
Puerto del Hambre lack of supplies via predicate surface "primaryCauseOfFailure" ⓘ
HAL 9000 conflicting mission directives via predicate surface "causeOfMalfunction" ⓘ
Venera 2 overheating of spacecraft systems ⓘ
Mariner 3 launch vehicle payload shroud failure ⓘ
Victoria Climbié Inquiry poor information sharing between agencies via predicate surface "identifiedFailure" ⓘ
Victoria Climbié Inquiry inadequate assessment of risk via predicate surface "identifiedFailure" ⓘ
Victoria Climbié Inquiry lack of professional curiosity via predicate surface "identifiedFailure" ⓘ
Victoria Climbié Inquiry insufficient supervision of frontline staff via predicate surface "identifiedFailure" ⓘ
Victoria Climbié Inquiry failure to follow child protection procedures via predicate surface "identifiedFailure" ⓘ
CED late market entry via predicate surface "reasonForCommercialFailure" ⓘ
CED competition from VHS and Betamax via predicate surface "reasonForCommercialFailure" ⓘ
CED technical reliability issues via predicate surface "reasonForCommercialFailure" ⓘ
Luna 4 incorrect mid-course correction ⓘ
Luna 4 guidance system error ⓘ
Luna 8 malfunction in landing system ⓘ