| Alatas Service | Workshop Repairs |
| Location | Singapore |
| Crane Manufacturer | Mitsubishi |
| Crane Type | Deck Crane |
Our client’s vessel was in anchorage at Singapore. It was equipped with 4 Mitsubishi Deck Cranes and crane-4 had suffered an accident that causing the boom to collapse.
When the engineers from Alatas Singapore arrived, the boom’s left main chord was touching and bending over the upright standing hatch cover and the boom tip laying was laying on top of the grab.
The inspection found the boom with severe damage and needed to be offloaded to our steel repair workshop for complete repairs under class supervision.
Inspection Before Mitsubishi Crane Boom Service
- The left main chord of the boom is badly dented approx. 5m after the boom connection flange. Additionally, the whole main chord section with the dent is bent slightly over the whole length of approx. 8.7m. The holes in the left boom connection flange are elongated
- The boom tip hit the top of the grab and 1x rope sheave is dented as consequence.
- 1x more rope sheave is badly corroded
- The rope sheave shaft in addition to 3x set clamps that hold the rope sheave shaft got knocked by the impact when the boom tip landed on top of the grab
- The square profile frame at the boom tip, used for parking the crane is badly corroded
- Approx. 2.5m before the boom tip there is an old dent in left boom main chord
- Idler sheave for the grab cable is badly corroded
- Complete cable drum unit for the grab is in a very corroded condition
- Grab cable is old and repaired along the cable
- Complete wire rope drum unit for the grab is badly corroded
Damages to Deck crane
Damaged Boom from Crane No. 4 being lifted off Boom left lower leg got bent over the hatch cover Installation of new right boom leg Boom tip fell onto the top of the grab Boom tip fell onto the top of the grab Fabrication of new boom tip Boom at arrival Direct view of the impact on the left boom foot section pre 8. The area surrounding the dent is buckled over a length of 2.5m pre 9. View of the dent towards the boom connection flange on the outside of the boom Boom drawing
Job scope Mitsubishi Crane Boom Service
- Carry out boom alignment on the boom before cutting/repairing is started to confirm the repair areas
- Carry out NDT testing of all structurally important welding seams on boom main chords, 2x cross member and boom tip
- Confirm steel grade (Lab Test)
- Establish boom repair procedure for Class approval (Class (ABS)
- Replace 8.7m of the left boom main chord (Boom Foot section) including the boom connection flange
- Replace 1m long C-Profile (with old dent) on left boom main chord approx. 2.5m before the boom tip
- Replace square profile frame at the boom tip
- Replace 3x clamp set for the rope sheave axle
- Replace 2x rope sheaves and overhaul 3x rope sheaves
- Replace rope sheave pin
- Replace all rope guards at the boom tip
- Replace all grease pipes and distributor block
- NDT (UT / MPI) on all repair welding after completion
- Painting primer on all new metal fabrication
- Replace badly corroded idler sheave for the grab cable
- Overhaul complete cable drum unit for the grab
- Replace old and repaired grab cable
- Overhaul complete wire rope drum unit for the grab
Job Gallery for Mitsubishi Crane Boom Service
Structural Mitsubishi Crane Boom Repairs
Fabrication of new right boom leg Preparation to install new right boom leg Installation of new boom tip Boom repair complete Boom repair completed Stencilled SWL 30MT x 26M to the outer side of left and right leg Boom repair completed New grease lines installed Boom repair completed Cable drum unit overhauled Boom repair completed Position of ABS Number
