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The Failure Investigation and Replacement of a Large Marine Gear

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The Failure Investigation and Replacement of a Large Marine Gear P. Hopkins, UK MOD Defence Logistics Organisation, B.A. Shaw, University of Newcastle, J. Varo, David Brown Textron, A. Kennedy, UK Ministry of Defence Following a routine inspection of HMS INVINCIBLE’s main propulsion gearboxes, cracking was identified on the starboard main wheel teeth. This article presents a summary of the subsequent work, including: the palliative repair, inspection regime, risk reduction measures, failure investigation, the design and manufacture of replacement gears and the permanent repair.
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