Recommendation: 202105-02

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Ref # 202105-02
Status Closed
Occurrence Overhead Line detachment, Pearse Station, 1st October 2020
Occurrence Date 01 October 2020
Date Closed 27/05/2023

Basis for Recommendation

The CME-TMS-316 Engineering Change files for the extension of the overhaul period of the Electircal Multiple Unit Pantographs from three to five years do not contain information to substantiate the change.

Recommendation

Iarnród Éireann Railway Undertaking (IÉ-RU), Chief Mechanical Engineer's Department should carry out, in conjunction with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), a condition assessment to determine the correct period for the overhaul of the IÉ-RU pantographs.