Emergency gearbox repair at tugboat in Brazil
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Our customer - a shipping company - invited Stork Gears & Services for an emergency repair of a Lohmann & Stolterfoht propulsion gearbox in Brazil. The tugboat suffered from excessive vibrations that caused unforeseen machine failure.
The main concern of our customer was how to fix the defects as soon as possible. It was also of vital importance to detect the root cause of the vibrations; without vibration analysis it was very likely the problems would reoccur in the near future.
24 HOUR SUPPORT
Within 24 hours our diagnostic specialist was onsite for visual inspections in order to detect and analyze the root cause of the vibrations. The inspection revealed damage of the roller bearings at the PTO shaft. Fast replacement of bearings took place and within four days the job was successfully carried out.
Fast facts
Location | Brazil |
Market segment | Maritime/Shipping |
Scope | On-site visual inspections in order to determine the cause of abnormal vibration levels Replacement of bearings at PTO shaft |
Gearbox | Lohmann & Stolterfoht |