A NON-DESTRUCTIVE ROPE TEST WAS PERFORMED. PRELIMANARY FINDINGS INDICATED A BETTER THEN 10% LOSS OF LMA. THE LAST TEST WAS 4.2 IN SEPTEMBER 99. THE HALKINS MACHINE AHD DETECTED CORROSION OF THE INNER WIRES. THE CORROSION WAS OBSERVED WHEN THE ROPE WA DISASSEMBLED.