Report#:180906-19

Issued date: 06-Sep-2018

Terminal Truck Fifth Wheel Cracks - SINOTRUK

Problem Description
Recently, while maintenance team performing the normal routine preventive maintenance on SINOTRUK
Terminal Trucks (TTs), it was noticed that there is a visual crack in the fifth wheel.

The cracks are severe and located in two different places:

 Lock jaw plate. (Figure 01)
 Fifth Wheel body. (Figure 02)

Fig.01 Sever crack fifth wheel - lock jaw plate

Maintenance Department Prepared by: Sherif

Asset Management Organization
Ref. NCT Asset maintenance Standard -2018, Ch.12
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Fig.02 Severe crack in fifth wheel body.

Immediate maintenance action

A complete visual survey on the fleet had carried out to inspect the fifth wheel cracks, resulting of 8 TTs were
found cracked.

Asset # Asset Serial number Engine running hrs

TTT065 DB036527 12124
TTT110 EB040979 15223
TTT002 DB036464 15113
TTT023 DB036485 11211
TTT094 EB040963 11838
TTT090 EB040959 10767
TTT068 DB036530 14072
TTT088 EB040957 13876

Maintenance Department Prepared by: Sherif

Asset Management Organization
Ref. NCT Asset maintenance Standard -2018, Ch.12
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Detailed inspection
After dismantling the cracked fifth wheels, a second check has been carried out on all wear items to confirm
wear limits against the fifth wheel OEM allowable limits (JOST).

Part description Physical Measurements Wear limits Result Figure #

Wearing Ring 33.40 mm 30.50 mm Within Limit 1
Lock Jaw 19.00 mm 17.50 mm Within Limit 2
Rubber sleeve 04.00 mm 05.00 mm Within Limit 3
Locking Mechanism 13.00 mm 10.00 mm Within Limit 4

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

Fig. 3 Fig. 4

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Maintenance Department Prepared by: Sherif

Asset Management Organization
Ref. NCT Asset maintenance Standard -2018, Ch.12