MMHE-ATB SDN BHD

METHOD STATEMENT BY WELD BUTTERING OF THINNING AREA AT OUTSIDE SHELL COURSE

‘5 & 7’ ON ITEM 5220-V-101B

NATURE OF FINDINGS

FOUND OUTSIDE SHELL COURSE 5 & 7 WHICH AT RING AREA WAS THINNING BELOW THE
REQUIRED 32MM THICKNESS.

IMMEDIATE REMEDIAL ACTION

MMHE-ATB HAD PERFORMED JOINT INSPECTION & REVIEW OF AFFECTED THINNING AREA
FOR CONFIRMATION. REFER BELOW THICKNESS TABULATION ON THE OUTSIDE RING AREA.
0°
CAN# 5 CAN#7 315° 45°
Location Thickness, t Location Thickness, t
0° 28.95mm 0° 26.38mm
45° 30.15mm 45° 28.92mm
90° 32.07mm 90° 33.00mm 270° 90°
135° 32.73mm 135° 32.73mm
180° 31.08mm 180° 24.94mm
225° 30.68mm 225° 26.77mm
270° 30.35mm 270° 28.41mm
315° 30.00mm 315° 28.31mm 225° 135°
180°
Note: The value fall below 32mm required thickness

DISPOSITION ACTION

1. MMHE-ATB PROPOSED TO WELD BUTTERING AT AFFECTED THINNING AREA. THE EXTENT

AREA OF BUTTERING SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST 100MM.

W > 100mm

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 MMHE-ATB SDN BHD

METHOD STATEMENT BY WELD BUTTERING OF THINNING AREA AT OUTSIDE SHELL COURSE

‘5 & 7’ ON ITEM 5220-V-101B

2. ORIGINAL APPROVED PROJECT ‘SAW’ WELDING PROCESS, AS PER WPS NO. MMHE-ATB-
332/346 SHALL BE USED FOR ALL BUTTERING WELDING.
3. EACH PASS OF WELDING SHALL ENSURE THOROUGH CLEANING BY POWER-TOOL
/GRINDING BETWEEN PASSES.
4. PREHEAT SHALL BE PERFORMED AS PER APPROVED WPS (MINIMUM PRE-HEAT
°
TEMPERATURE: 100 C).
5. THE WELD PASS SHALL BE OVERLAP AT LEAST 50% BETWEEN EACH PASSES.
6. MINIMUM 2 LAYERS OF WELD BUILD-UP SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
SUFFICEINT THICKNESS.
7. IF ANY AREA CANNOT BE COVER BY ‘SAW’ BUTTERING OR ANY TOUCH-UP REPAIR, ‘SMAW’
WELDING PROCESS SHALL BE USED AS PER WPS NO. MMHE-ATB-334/346A
8. THE BUILT-UP AREA SHALL HAVE SMOOTH PROFILE. GRINDING SHALL BE PERFORMED IF
THE PROFILE NOT SMOOTH.
9. THE THICKNESS AFTER WELD BUTTERING SHALL BE ABOVE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
REQUIRED OF THE SHELL WHICH 32MM.
10. VISUAL INSPECTION SHALL BE CARRIED OUT TO ENSURE FREE OF SURFACE DEFECTS.
11. PERFORM 100% MPI, UT THICKNESS & UT FLAW SCAN 45° PROBE (BOTH AT AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE).
12. PERFORM TRANSVERSE HARDNESS CHECK ON THE SURFACE OF BASE METAL, HAZ, AND
WELD BUTTERING CHECK EVERY 45°.
13. ALL THE REPORTS SHALL BE ENDORSED BY MMHE-ATB/CPP/PRPC AND KEEP A RECORD:
i. VISUAL REPORT
ii. MPI REPORT
iii. UT THICKNESS GAUGING REPORT
iv. UT LAMINATION & UT FLAW USING PROBE 45°
v. HARDNESS REPORT
vi. SHELL FIBER ELONGATION
IS THIS REQUIRED ?

PREPARED BY REVIEWED/APPROVED REVIEWED/APPROVED

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