December 14, 2012
Posted by Steve in All news, Coal-fired Power Plant, Corrosion Protection and Coatings, Gas-Fired Power Plants, Material Laboratories, Non-Destructive Testing, Plant Integrity Assessment, Power Generation, Services
Why witnessing matters
Pushing the OEM to further investigate
A neutral, external expert witness can steer a root cause analysis (RCA) in the right direction. The Sohar Power Plant in Oman asked Laborelec to witness the RCA of a crack in the generator retaining ring in order to obtain an objective second opinion. Pushing the manufacturer to investigate every detail of the case was necessary to strengthen the insurance case, among other things.