Large scale IMS failure

[sweeper]

IMS failure on a larger scale

Sand Grinds World's Largest Tunneling Machine To A Halt : NPR

[steved0x]

I was hoping for an old shipwreck or maybe a UFO..

[Steve Tinker]

"but he says it would sort of be like a dentist doing a root canal without direct access to the patient's mouth".

A bit like 2005-2008 M96/7 engines whereby getting to the $25 IMS bearing, splitting the engine cases is major surgery & cost you $10,000.......

[husker boxster]

Did Hitachi lease their technology from someone in Germany?

Maybe they should try a Direct Oil Feed type of solution to prevent it in the future?