Dropped pipe from PLS
Facts
Whilst picking up a joint of drill pipe with the PLS, the jaws opened,
and the pipe fell approximately 3 meters to the drill floor.
The red zone was enforced with barriers. There were no personnel
within the barriered off area. The pipe was recovered, with no damage to
the machinery, and the operation was continued after a TOFS.
Causes
An investigation team was sent from onshore, so we are awaiting the
outcome of that investigation. We can say it was observed that the jaw
function had been selected to ‘open’ and this may have happened when the