NCR-2026-018 Closed In-house Rework
Incorrect consumable used on two economiser headers
What was found
ER70S-6 used where the WPS calls for ER80S-G on the header-to-shell attachment.
Corrective action
Welds removed and re-run to WPS 14-CS-03. Consumable now issued per job pack rather than off the shop rack.
Raised by Tomislav Simić, Boilermaker / Welder, on 6 May 2026 · closed 19 May 2026.
Detail
- Job
- JN 174283
- Customer
- Worley
- Source
- In-house
- Cause
- Welding — wrong consumable
- Disposition
- Rework
- Rework
- 9.0 h
- Cost
- $556
Rework hours are booked to the Rework category, which is indirect. They name this job so
the cost is attributable, and they never touch the job's quoted manufacturing or testing hours.