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    This document is a service letter from MAN B&W Diesel A/S regarding MC engines with built-on power take off gears. It summarizes an incident where a crankcase explosion occurred due to bearing failure in the gearbox output shaft. It recommends connecting all such gearboxes to an oil mist detector system for safety, as small gaps allow the crankcase and gearbox atmospheres to connect. Installation guidelines are provided for connecting the gearbox to the oil mist detector via drilling a hole and mounting a suction pipe to monitor for problems.

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    This document is a service letter from MAN B&W Diesel A/S regarding MC engines with built-on power take off gears. It summarizes an incident where a crankcase explosion occurred due to bearing failure in the gearbox output shaft. It recommends connecting all such gearboxes to an oil mist detector system for safety, as small gaps allow the crankcase and gearbox atmospheres to connect. Installation guidelines are provided for connecting the gearbox to the oil mist detector via drilling a hole and mounting a suction pipe to monitor for problems.

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    This document is a service letter from MAN B&W Diesel A/S regarding MC engines with built-on power take off gears. It summarizes an incident where a crankcase explosion occurred due to bearing failure in the gearbox output shaft. It recommends connecting all such gearboxes to an oil mist detector system for safety, as small gaps allow the crankcase and gearbox atmospheres to connect. Installation guidelines are provided for connecting the gearbox to the oil mist detector via drilling a hole and mounting a suction pipe to monitor for problems.

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    This document is a service letter from MAN B&W Diesel A/S regarding MC engines with built-on power take off gears. It summarizes an incident where a crankcase explosion occurred due to bearing failure in the gearbox output shaft. It recommends connecting all such gearboxes to an oil mist detector system for safety, as small gaps allow the crankcase and gearbox atmospheres to connect. Installation guidelines are provided for connecting the gearbox to the oil mist detector via drilling a hole and mounting a suction pipe to monitor for problems.

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    MAN B&W Diesel A/S

    Service Letter SL97-351/NBC


    October 1997

    MC Engines
    Built-on Power Take Off Gear

    Dear Sirs,

    A number of MC engines of the 42-90 cm bore types are provided with a ‘Power
    Take Off’ or ‘Power Take In’ gearbox built directly on to the front end of the
    engine. Examples of these are the PTO BWIII/RCF (please see Encl. 1), the
    PTO/BWIII/GCR, and the TCS/PTI.

    In one case a crankcase explosion has been experienced, initiated by a failure of


    the bearing that carries the output shaft in the gearbox. The crankcase space and
    the space inside the gearbox have until now been considered as being isolated
    from each other. However, the mentioned explosion demonstrates that the small
    gaps in the gearbox construction are enough to connect the atmospheres of the
    crankcase and the gearbox.

    In view of the above-mentioned incident, we recommend that, for safety reasons,


    all such gearboxes built onto our MC engines are connected to the oil mist
    detector system as described in the enclosed step-by-step installation guideline.

    Yours faithfully,
    MAN B&W Diesel A/S

    Carl-Erik Egeberg Uffe Mikkelsen

    Encl.
    HEAD OFFICE (& Postal address) DIESEL SERVICE PRODUCTION FORWARDING MAN B&W Diesel A/S
    Teglholmsgade 41 Teglholmsgade 41 Teglholmsgade 35 Teglholmsgade 35 Denmark
    DK-2450 Copenhagen SV DK-2450 Copenhagen SV DK-2450 Copenhagen SV DK-2450 Copenhagen SV Reg.No.: 24 231
    Telephone: +45 33 85 11 00 Telephone: +45 33 85 11 00 Telephone: +45 33 85 11 00 Telephone: +45 33 85 11 00
    Telex: 16592 manbw dk Telex: 31197 manbw dk Telex: 19023 manfw dk Telex: 19023 manfw dk
    Telefax: +45 33 85 10 30 Telefax: +45 33 85 10 49 Telex: 19042 manfw dk Telex: 19042 manfw dk
    E-mail: manbw@manbw.dk E-mail: diesel-service@manbw.dk Telefax: +45 33 85 10 17 Telefax: +45 33 85 10 16
    http://www.manbw.dk E-mail: manufacturing/copenhagen@manbw.dk
    MAN B&W Diesel A/S

    Installation Guideline
    for
    Connecting the Oil Mist Detector on MC type Engines
    to a built-on Power Take Off or Power Take In gearbox

    Important: In the following, care must be taken to ensure that no foreign substances
    enter the gearbox when the inspection cover is not in place. We recommend that all
    bolts and tools are kept beneath the top of the gearbox housing as long as the
    inspection cover is not in place.

    1. Select a suitable location on the gearbox inspection cover for the installation of
    an air sample suction pipe. Please refer to the guidelines in Encl. 2.

    2. Remove the inspection cover from the gearbox .

    3. Check by taking measurements that the proposed pipe location is feasible.

    4. Drill a hole in the inspection cover for the bulkhead coupling.


    Important: The cover must be dismantled during drilling.

    5. Important: Remove all burrs and carefully clean the inspection cover.

    6. Mount the bulkhead coupling on the cover.

    7. Mount the air sample suction T-pipe on the rear of the cover.

    Important: The air inlets at the ends of the suction T-pipe must be placed away from
    the gear lubricating oil spray, and the pipe must not be installed in parallel with
    the gear wheels (i.e. the suction T-pipe must be placed in parallel with the
    crankshaft centreline). The location and direction of the oil spray can be seen
    with the main engine stopped and the main engine lubricating oil pump running.

    8. Remount the cover on the gearbox.

    9. Connect the air sample suction pipe to the coupling on the gearbox cover.

    10. Connect the new suction pipe to a spare channel in the oil mist detector or to an
    additional oil mist detector. Please refer to Encl. 3.

    3250/NBC/KMJ/EVS
    1997.09.30
    MAN B&W Diesel A/S

    Encl. 1
    MAN B&W Diesel A/S

    Encl. 2
    MAN B&W Diesel A/S

    Encl. 3

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