Lube Oil Wet Sump level high

Alarm: 94.4%

Possible Causes

1. Adding of excess quantity of lube oil.

2. Entering of HT Water into the sump.
3. High crank pressure.
4. Foaming.
5. Level sensor terminal loose connection.
6. Level sensor amplifier output may be erratic.
7. Level float may be strucked up.

Operator Action

1. Check the Sump level by dipstick and confirm its14 to 35cm

2. Check the crank case pressure
3. Check any lube oil overflow from engine sump and breather box through over flow
line
4. Check the breather-venting system
5. Checks the lube oil quality
6. Check the Sensor terminal connection tightness
7. Sensor amplifier to be calibrated

Lube Oil Wet Sump level low

Alarm: 3.8%

Possible Causes

1. Lube oil drained for overhaul

2. More lube drained when sweetening
3. Lube oil leak from the external piping systems
4. Lube oil re-generation unit /safety filter / engine drain line valves opened
accidentally.
5. Lube oil separator malfunctioning.
6. Lube oil cooler leak.
7. Lube oil mixing with fuel oil in combustion chamber will lead to the high lube oil
consumption.
8. Level sensor terminal loose connection or short with ground
9. Level sensor amplifier output may be erratic.

Operator Action

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 1. Measure sump level by dipstick and confirms it’s more than 14cm
2. Check the any lube oil leaking from the external piping system
3. Check all lube oil system drain line valve position
4. Monitor the raising of lube oil separator sludge tank level
5. Check the engine exhaust smoke co lour
6. Sensor terminal connection tightness and grounding to be checked
7. Sensor outputs to be calibrated

Exhaust Gas Temperature After Turbo high

Alarm: =>380 deg cels.

Possible Causes

1. Heat transfer across the turbine blade is less due to more carbon deposit on the
turbine blades
2. Bad combustion efficiency
3. Advanced firing time
4. Uneven thermal loading of units
5. Sensor cable damaged
6. Sensor terminal loose connection or sensor fault

Operator Action

1. Check the turbocharger speed with corresponding load

2. Check the exhaust gas temperature
3. Check combustion pressure
4. Check Emission values observe the exhaust gas smoke
5. Check the specific fuel consumption and corresponding parameter
6. Ensure the sensor terminal tightness and replace the faulty sensor

Turbine Oil Pressure on Comp / Turbine side

Oil pressure low alarm: pre<_0.5 bar

Possible Causes

1. Turbo charger bearing clearance increased

2. Lube oil distributor orifice chocked
3. Engine lube oil pressure low
4. Lube oil pipeline may be cracked

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 5. Pressure transmitter output value erratic
6. Transmitter terminal connection loose

Operator Action

1. Check the Engine lube oil pressure

2. Check locally turbine and Compressor lube oil flow
3. Check the T/C Lube oil in and out line leak
4. Observe the Turbo charger running noise and vibration
5. If any abnormalities reduce load and stop the engine, Inform to maintenance
6. Calibrate the Transmitters and check the connections and cables healthiness
7. Replace the faulty Transmitter
8. Measure the turbocharger bearing clearance for standard value

Turning Gear Engaged alarm

Alarm: yes Start block: yes

Possible Causes

1. Turning gear not disengaged

2. Turning gear lever may not be holding properly
3. Limit switch spring action is not working.
4. Circuit fuse failed due to short circuit
5. Limit switch may be broken and contact failure

Operator Action

1. Disengage the turning gear

2. Ensure that the lever is holding properly in correct position
3. Check functionally Limit switch spring action
4. Check the limit switch open and close contact function
5. Ensure the circuit fuses healthiness

Fuel Oil Leakage A / B bank

Possible Causes

1. Clean fuel leakages from leak off lines at any one of the fuel injection unit
2. High pressure pipe nut loose

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 3. High pressure pipe seating surface eroded
4. Float chamber may be chocked
5. Float cable connection may be short

Operator action

1. Check the respective bank exhaust gas temperature deviation

2. Check the respective bank or respective unit leak off lines
3. Check the High pressure pipe tightness
4. Check the high pressure pipe seating surface
5. Clean the float chamber and clear the chamber and down streamline.
6. Ensure the float cable connection tightness.

Instrument air pressure low

Alarm: 4.5 bar Quick closing valve position: close

Possible causes

1. Compressor tripped
2. Air leak anywhere in the system
3. More air consumption for maintenance
4. Pressure transmitter malfunction

Operator action

1. Check the compressor trip indication and restart, if there is no abnormalities

2. If it is necessary, Open the by pass valve and check the pressure
3. Identify the air leakage and arrest it
4. Temporally stop the air consumption

DG Breaker position

Alarm: Breaker position error Engine start block: yes

Possible causes

1. Electrical PMS

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 2. Indication circuit connection loose or circuit fault
3. Truck position not properly transferred to the service after taking out

Operator action

1. Check the respective breaker PMS tag status

2. Ensure truck position in service
3. Check the indication circuit connection healthiness

MCB opens in CFC, CFE and MV panels

Breaker open: yes Engine trip: yes

Possible causes

1. MCB tripped by over current or short circuit current

2. MCB tripped by earth fault and over voltage
3. Short circuit in system
4. MCB functional failure
5. PLC communication failure

Operator action

1. Check any flash on MCB connector

2. Check the temperature of MCB
3. Check the MCB ON / OFF function
4. Check the circuit components connected to the MCB
5. Switch ON the MCB and measure the current and voltage
6. Check any error on PLC card

BAE Earthing switch closed

Engine start block: yes

Possible causes

1. Electrical PMS
2. Indication circuit connection loose or fault in circuit
3. Truck position not transferred to service position after the PMS
4. PLC communication Failure

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Operator action

1. Check the respective breaker PMS tag status.

2. Ensure truck position in service.
3. Check the indication circuit connection healthiness.
4. Check any error PLC card

50) MV breaker SF6 Gas pressure low alarm

Alarm: Red indication

Possible causes

1. SF6 gas pressure low due to leakage

2. SF6 gas pressure drop for long period in serive
3. Breaker pole bursted

Operator action

1. Check load on DG and any abnormalities on breaker

2. Check the SF6 gas pressure low indication on breaker panel and inform to
maintenance
3. Fill the gas pressure up to green indication
4. Replace the faulty breaker pole

Charge Air Filter Differential High on A / B bank side

Alarm: Diff pre >45mm H2O

Possible Causes

1. Auto Viscosine Filter Tdd panel rotation failed

2. DD panel chocked
3. Suction side blocked
4. Down side steam line chocked
5. Turbo charger surging
6. Mano meter malfunctioning
7. Atmosphere Air velocity is high

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 Operator Action

1. Check the differential pressure in locally

2. Check the rotation of viscosine filter
3. Cleanliness of DD panel.
4. Check the suction any block
5. Ensure the mano meter function
6. Check the turbo charger speed

Dirty Fuel Oil Leak

Alarm: yes

Possible Cause

1. Fuel oil and Lube oil leakage from Hot Box drain line
2. Tel-Tale hole leak
3. Fuel oil and Lube oil line pipe may be crack
4. Lube oil safety filter and Regeneration filter drain line open
5. Float chamber oil level high
6. Drain line chocked

Operator Action

1. Check the Fuel and lube oil leak on inside the hot box.
2. Check the respective bank Tel-Tale hole on respective deviation unit.
3. Check safety filter and regeneration filter drain line valve.
4. Clean the float chamber and clear the chamber and down streamline.
5. Ensure the float cable connection tightness.

Charge Air Pressure High

Alarm: 4 bar

Possible Causes

1. In complete fuel combustion

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 2. Advanced timing
3. Partial choking of nozzle ring
4. High density air
5. Uneven thermal loading of units
6. Problem in charge air cooler

Operator action

1. Check charge air pressure in local gauge

2. Check air humidity
3. Check all units exhaust gas temperature
4. Measure combustion pressure
5. Check SFC, Emission values and observe the exhaust gas smoke
6. Clear the nozzle ring choke