Equipment Condition Assessment

Fertiliser plant · Gujarat

Fired heater, 28 years old

Problem

Unit approaching design life with no prior RLA on record

Constraint

Assessment had to be completed ahead of the next statutory inspection

Scope executed

• ·In-situ replica metallography at high-risk locations
• ·Ultrasonic thickness mapping
• ·Residual life estimate and fitness-for-service report

Outcome

Unit cleared for continued operation with a defined re-inspection interval, ahead of the statutory inspection deadline

Documentation delivered

• ✓RLA report
• ✓NDT records
• ✓Fitness-for-service recommendation

Duration

4 days on site

Team size

2 NDT technicians, 1 engineer