Leaking cooling water pump leads to an undesired event

  • DP Event
  • Published on 13 June 2019
  • Generated on 11 December 2024
  • DPE 02/19
  • 1 minute read

Undesired event

The actions taken demonstrate a good example of safe practice during DP operations.

DPE 19.02 – Leaking cooling water pump leads to DP undesired event – Flowchart

Comments

A leaking seal was observed on the Port ME cooling water pump; it was replaced, and the engine tested prior to returning to operations.

Considerations

The event report did not detail the application of any decision support tools such as an ASOG, however the actions taken demonstrated a good example of safe practice during DP operations.


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