Document No: HQS-OPS-TIB-ELEV-020

Author: HQS-Maintenance

TECHNICAL SERVICES Reviewed by: D. Reeves

BULLETIN Approved by: V. Berthou

Bulletin Issue Date: 24-Oct-17

Bulletin Revision #: 00

The attached document has been reviewed to determine its validity and applicability within
Transocean.

RMS File Name: TO17357

Subject: NOV - Broken Door Cylinder On BX5 Elevator
Equipment: Elevators
Manufacturer: National Oilwell Varco (NOV)
Vendor Doc. No.: 1000012197-PIB Rev03
Model(s): BX-5; BX-7
Tag No.: PH-ELEV-XXX
DAS DGD DPS DTH DWN
DCL DID DPT DVS KG1
Applicable Rigs:
DCQ DIN DSL DWC KG2
DDS DPN DSP DWM PBS

Operations/Safety Critical? NO
Actions:
This Bulletin was reviewed by Technical Services and shall be implemented. A job has been
created in the CMMS, the job must remain open until all actions have been completed. Any
deviations to this Bulletin must be managed via the exemption process.
Job Target Completion Date 15-Jan-18

Clarification can be obtained from the author.

Comments:
 NOV is releasing bulletin 1000012197-PIB Rev03 to inform about issues with the BX-5
and BX-7 hydraulic door latch cylinders. Certain hydraulic door latch cylinders are prone
to cracking at the weld between the cylinder barrel and mounting flange.
 Although this is bulletin is revision 3, Transocean have not received this bulletin the
past.
 NOV is advising that this issue only pertains to a series of hydraulic cylinders
manufactured by Parker, the affected cylinders will have a serial number starting with FZ.
 If your hydraulic door latch cylinder is affected by this bulletin then NOV will replace the

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 Document No: HQS-OPS-TIB-ELEV-020

Author: HQS-Maintenance

TECHNICAL SERVICES Reviewed by: D. Reeves

BULLETIN Approved by: V. Berthou

Bulletin Issue Date: 24-Oct-17

Bulletin Revision #: 00

cylinder free of charge.

 PM plans have been updated to include visual inspection of the cylinder for damage
corrosion and signs of weld cracking at the flange to cylinder connection.
 NOV has obsoleted Parker cylinder NOV P/N 50000680-10 and replaced the P/N with
11408582-001.

Required Actions:
 Inspect the conditions of the hydraulic door latch cylinder.
 Locate the serial number of the hydraulic door latch cylinder, if the serial number begins
with “FZ” then contact NOV so they can send you a replacement cylinder free of charge.
 Once the new cylinder arrives on the rig, replace the affected Parker cylinder with the
new cylinder.

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 Product Information Bulletin

Date: 21 July 2017

Bulletin Number: 1000012197-PIB Revision: 03
Handling Tools

Subject: Broken door cylinder on BX5 Elevator

Product Model: BX5 and BX7 Elevator

Effectivity: BX5 and BX7 Elevator

Affected Assemblies: 50004000Y30 / 10034326-001, 50004000Y40 / 10705608-001,

50004000Y60 / 10141178-001, 50000580Y / 10112883-001

Objective
To inform customers to inspect the condition of the hydraulic cylinders in the BX5 Elevator.

Issue
NOV was recently informed by customers having issues with the hydraulic door cylinder in the BX5. In
both cases the cylinder showed a crack at the weld connecting the flange and the barrel, causing
downtime. Investigation revealed that the failure occurred due to corrosion, vibrations and shock load
on the elevator, causing the cylinder to fail (see pictures below).

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 Product Information Bulletin

It was also discovered that this failure is isolated to door cylinders made by Parker, manufactured
between March 2009 and April 2015. These cylinders can be identified by part number 50000680-10
(10140485-001).

Solution
NOV recommends customers to inspect the conditions of the cylinders on a daily basis (when tool is in
use), according to CAT I and II (see BX users manual 11031198-MAN for more information) and pay
special attention to the weld. Door cylinders showing any signs of cracks, should be replaced
immediately. Part number 50000680-10 (10140485-001) had been made obsolete and is replaced by
part number 11408582-001

Ordering and Contact Information

Please contact your local National Oilwell Varco (NOV) Service Center, with reference to Product Bulletin
1000012197-PIB, for further assistance.

Economic Impact
Parker Latch cylinders with part number 50000680-10 (10140485-001), having serial numbers starting
with “FZ” installed in elevators shipped to customer in a period of reported failure date and 5 years back
will be replaced free of charge. Installation can be done by customer, as described in the users manual.

Customers should also refer to previous NOV Product Bulletins for additional information regarding safe
operation, maintenance, and inspection criteria by signing in to your MYNOV account at
https://portal.mynov.com and then searching with the Product Bulletin Search available below the
heading ‘Application Groups’. For information on registering, please visit
https://www.nov.com/Search/register.aspx.

Failure to follow the recommendations and/or guidance in NOV Manuals and Product Bulletins may
result in death, bodily injury or property damage.

Please contact your local National Oilwell Varco (NOV) Service Center if you have any questions
regarding this bulletin.

Revision History
Revision Date Change Description
(vertical line to the side of a paragraph indicates a change)
01 21 July 2017 First release

02 21 July 2017 Format correction

03 21 July 2017 Format correction

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