Investigation of damage on plain bearings from the engines of the Ailsa Princess (TM-TRIB-004)

B.R. ships are dry-docked annually at which time attention includes examination of 25% of main and big-end bearings. The two Pielstick PC.2 engines on the Ailsa Princess were examined during March 1974 after 8 000 engine hours or 3 years in terms of time. Bearings examined at the two...