Safety Flash
Incident involving Cameron high pressure accumulator (follow up to safety flash 03/05 item 7)
Incident involving Cameron high pressure accumulator (follow up to safety flash 03/05 item 7)
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/05
- Inspection and MaintenancePressure Systems
- Pressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- Pressure vessel
Summary
This interim safety flash follows an earlier notice concerning a Cameron high-pressure accumulator incident. The investigation remains ongoing, with a revision promised on completion. Pending that revision, maintenance involving accumulator disassembly must not proceed without prior contact with a Cameron representative or the named contact for further information.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Pressure vessel; pressure vessels.
Summary
Whilst reviewing its test and repair procedures for transponders, a member has reported that a serious flaw was discovered in the pressure relief mechanism in two out of three Kongsberg transponders tested.
IMCA SF 04/05. Themes: inspection and maintenance, pressure systems.