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Main Engine One of the Cylinder Heads Cracked

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Srinivasan Varadharajan, Student ID: 50711, Rank: 3A E Class IVAuthor
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Main Engine One of the Cylinder Heads Cracked

Severity: Major · Srinivasan Varadharajan, Student ID: 50711, Rank: 3A E Class IV
cylinder headcrack
ME Cylinder head cracked. Ship was enroute from Durban to New York with full speed. While sailing found that the expansion tank low level alarm coming frequently. It was suspected first that the liner was cracked. Next day again the engine was stopped and opened the under piston space and inspected found water collection in unit 6, replaced the cylinder head of unit 6.