Propulsion – Marine Services

Service letter Ref. SL-UL-2019-003 – REV.1

Date 14 Mar 2019
Page 1 of 2

RECOMMENDED ACTION

Upgraded Input Shaft Seal - TT

This service letter is issued to inform customers that a new improved Input Shaft Seal is available for retrofit for the TT1100-
3300 tunnel thrusters.

Description
The upgrade is intended to further increase the in service performance and reliability of our TT thrusters through a more
robust and wear resistance design. The Input Shaft Seal is regarded as a critical functional sub-system, and this
reliability upgrade is recommended to all sailing vessels with the TT tunnel thrusters. The new design consists of an
Input Shaft Seal Housing, as indicated by legend 2, Figure 1, which enables the introduction of a second seal ring, as
indicated by legend 3. To further increase the wear resistance of the seal rings, an oil tank is included to ensure
continuous lubrication between the seal rings as shown by legend 4 .

This upgrade is available as a retrofit solution and may be installed without the need of docking the vessel. Customers
may either re-machine their existing bearing cover, legend 1, or purchase a finish-machined together with the rest of the
upgrade.

Figure 1. 3D view of the new upgraded Input Shaft Seal for the TT range.
Disclaimer
This Service letter gives details of recommended action for the recipients of this letter. The continued operation of the identified equipment without the performance of the recommended actions
and required test procedures is at your own risk. Rolls-Royce reserves the right to rely upon the content of this Service Letter and any failure to perform these actions in the event of any future
incident arising as a direct or indirect result of the yard, vessel owner, manager or operator not completing the recommended actions. Rolls-Royce reserves the right to inform the appropriate
classification society of the situation which may lead to a conditional class certificate being issued in respect of the vessel. This Service Letter is issued on the discretion of Rolls-Royce, and shall
neither be deemed as an extension or change of any limitations on warranty or liability, nor to establish any other duties on Rolls-Royce.

Rolls-Royce Marine AS / Services – P.O. Box 1522, N-6025 Ålesund - Norway

24/7 Technical Support +31 20 700-6474 / +1 31 2725 5727 / +65 68 185 665 * E-mail: marine247support@rolls-royce.com * Website: www.rolls-royce.com/marine247
 Propulsion – Marine Services

Service letter Ref. SL-UL-2019-002 – REV.1

Date 14 Mar 2019
Page 2 of 2

RECOMMENDED ACTION

Recommended Action
To further improve the service reliability of the TT tunnel thrusters, it is recommended to upgrade the current Input Shaft
Seal to the new upgraded design as displayed in Figure 1.

The vessel’s staff may conduct the upgrade or arrangements can be made to have a Rolls-Royce Field Service Engineer
do the upgrade.

Contact information
For further information, please contact your closest Rolls-Royce Marine office or 24/7 Technical Support through the
contact information in the footer of this letter.

Rolls-Royce Marine AS / Services - P.O. Box 1522, N-6025 Ålesund - Norway

24/7 Technical Support +31 20 700-6474 / +1 31 2725 5727 / +65 68 185 665 * E-mail: marine247support.@rolls-royce.com * Website: www.rolls-royce.com/marine247