Safety Flash
NTSB: diesel generator engine failure
NTSB: diesel generator engine failure
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 24/24
- Hot Work and FireInspection and MaintenanceMachinery and Equipment
- FireMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenance
- Rotating machinery
- Emergency responseFire protection
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
An offshore supply vessel suffered diesel generator failure and an engine-room fire during post-maintenance sea trials. An incorrectly sized replacement main bearing reduced lubrication pressure to adjacent connecting rod bearings. Effective crew firefighting limited the spread. The flash stresses identifying and documenting removed component part numbers to support correct replacement selection.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The National Transportation Safety Board of the United States (NTSB) published "Safer Seas Digest 2023".
IMCA SF 24/24. Themes: hot work and fire, inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment.