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Machinery Breakdown Support — Pakistan & the Gulf

The machine stopped. Was it sudden, or long in coming?

Breakdown of generators, turbines, compressors, presses, boilers and production machinery, and the business interruption that follows. We establish how the failure occurred, its history, and why the interruption lasted as long as it did.

Typical loss

Generator, turbine, press, boiler, production line

Question for us

Failure mode, history and operation

Evidence

Failed parts, logs, maintenance records

Deliverable

Independent technical fact-finding report

Since the 1990s

30

years investigating

250+

investigations closed, incl. HiPOs

15

countries served

20+

countries of lead seminars

100+

nationalities trained

How an instruction runs

From notification to a report you can rely on.

Typical sequence for a major loss. Timing is agreed with you for each instruction.

1 · First call

Keep the parts

We tell the insured which failed components to keep, label and not return to the supplier.

2 · The failed part

How it failed

The broken components examined, with the OEM or specialist where needed.

Failed gear or bearing on a workbench

3 · History

Maintenance record

Work orders, service reports and spares checked against the planned regime.

Service reports and work orders for the failed machine

4 · Operation

Within limits?

Loads, speeds, temperatures and settings compared with design limits.

Control system trend screen showing operating data

5 · Report

Failure and downtime

How it failed, and what extended the interruption.

The questions insurers ask us

Choose the question. See how we answer it.

Generator or turbine hall

What we establish

The facts on how the failure developed: a sudden event or long-term deterioration.

Evidence we rely on

Failed components, condition history, operating logs.

Where we stop

Facts on one side. Decisions on the other.

Established by P3i

The sequence of events

The cause and contributing conditions

Whether stated controls were in place

What remains uncertain, stated plainly

Reserved to the insurer

Policy interpretation and coverage

Quantum and adjustment

Legal advice and proceedings

The relationship with the insured

A loss notified this week? A first call costs nothing, and we will tell you what should be preserved before the site is cleared.

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Ways to instruct us

One loss, or your whole book.

a.Single instructionOne loss, one agreed scope and timeline.b.Panel appointmentAgreed scopes, response times and report formats across your book.c.Second lookAn independent review of a report you have received.d.Pre-loss surveyA risk survey written from real loss experience.
Repair crew lifting a large motor or gearbox
EXHIBIT A
Spare parts crate awaited in an empty workshop bay
EXHIBIT B

The P3i approach

How we investigate a loss for insurers. Fact-finding, not fault-finding.

Every P3i investigation is led by a senior investigator and supported by internationally qualified process specialists. You will not receive a list of people to blame, or a long list of generic actions. You will receive the facts, the proven causes, and a short plan that closes the gaps, in this case and across your system.

Independent

No products, repairs or contracts to sell you afterwards.

Senior-led

Thirty years of investigation, from the first call to the final briefing.

Beyond the event

Process specialists find the other cracks before they fail.

Ready to present

Written for boards, buyers, insurers and regulators.

How P3i does it for you

  1. 01

    Keep the failed parts

    Labelled and not returned to suppliers.

  2. 02

    Read the history

    Maintenance, spares and operating logs.

  3. 03

    Sudden or gradual?

    The facts of how the failure developed.

  4. 04

    Within limits?

    Loads, speeds, temperatures and settings.

  5. 05

    Why the interruption lasted

    Spares, repair capacity and decisions.

What you receive

Failure findingsMaintenance historyOperating conditionsInterruption timelineOEM coordination notesAdjuster-ready report

Call us when

A generator, turbine or boiler failureA long business interruptionMaintenance records are thinThe OEM and insured disagree

Free 30-minute case assessment.

Tell us what happened. In confidence, we will tell you what the investigation should cover, how long it will take and what to preserve today.

How we work with you

What happens after you call.

For an insurance instruction, the first call covers the loss, the parties involved, what must be preserved and the scope you need. From there, this is the usual pattern.

  1. First hour

    A call with a lead investigator. You leave it knowing what to preserve today and who to call next.

  2. Day one

    An investigator on site, anywhere in Pakistan. Scope and fixed fee agreed in writing.

  3. Week one

    A private briefing on early findings, so urgent risks are dealt with before the report is finished.

  4. Weeks three to four

    The final report, the wider system review and a remedial work plan, presented to your team.

  5. After

    We come back to check the actions were completed and actually worked.

Typical timings for a single-site event. Complex, multi-party matters take longer, and we tell you so on the first call.

What you receive

A full investigation report. This is only its first page.

The summary is what leadership reads first. Behind it sits the complete file: every witness heard, every document and record examined, and every finding tied to numbered evidence, so a board, an insurer, a buyer or a regulator can test it.

P3i Investigation Report · Summary Page 1 · Executive summary

1 · Established sequence

2 · Causes

Immediate
Underlying
Systemic

3 · Wider system findings

4 · Remedial work plan

ActionOwnerDateTest of effectiveness Fit personal locks for every operatorPlant Mgr30 daysSpot audit, 10 isolations

Illustrative summary page. Report length and structure depend on the scope of each case.

Inside the full report

  1. 01Executive summary SHOWNThe findings and actions leadership needs, on one page. This is the page shown here.
  2. 02Terms of reference & scopeThe questions asked, the boundaries of the investigation and who commissioned it.
  3. 03MethodHow evidence was gathered, and which analysis methods were chosen for this case, and why.
  4. 04Verified chronologyThe sequence of events, reconstructed from records, data and accounts, minute by minute where it matters.
  5. 05Site & technical examinationScene, equipment, failed parts, measurements and photographs, with specialists where needed.
  6. 06Witness evidenceInterview schedule, accounts in summary, and where the witnesses agree and where they conflict.
  7. 07Documents & recordsPermits, procedures, maintenance, training, rosters, CCTV, tracker and control-system data reviewed.
  8. 08Causal analysisImmediate, underlying and system causes, each one tied to numbered evidence.
  9. 09System reviewWhere the same weaknesses exist elsewhere in the operation.
  10. 10Findings & conclusionsWhat is proven, what is probable, and what remains open, stated plainly.
  11. 11Recommendations & work planTargeted actions, each with an owner, a date and a test of whether it worked.
  12. 12AppendicesEvidence register, photograph log, interview records, drawings and data extracts.

Every action has an owner, a date and a test of whether it worked. The evidence stays indexed, so any reader can check how each conclusion was reached.

From our files

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Questions

What claims teams ask us first.

Do you decide if the failure is covered?

No. We establish the facts of the failure; the coverage question stays with you.

Should the insured keep the failed parts?

Yes. Failed components should be kept, labelled and not returned to suppliers before examination.

Do you work with OEM engineers?

Yes. We coordinate with manufacturers and specialist engineers where needed.

Decide on facts. Not on versions.

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