When failure is not an option

摘要

The conditions encountered in the Sultanate of Oman were severe and very damaging to equipment operating there, especially main diesel engines, which suffered from the ingestion of very fine abrasive sand. However, numerous catastrophic failures were averted through the ability to take oil samples and analyse the data, and then take relevant and timely maintenance actions.rnThe lessons learnt from this case study and many other examples of equipment failures, coupled with information provided by AES, has led to design changes and modifications on a number of the British Army AFV fleets.