Crack in Nankai “Rapit” bogie 3 days round trip to Osaka and Kansai after confirming abnormal noise 12:04 on August 27
Nankai Electric Railway's "Rapit" expresses a problem with a crack in the bogie of the vehicle. After confirming the noise of the conductor, the round trip between Osaka City and Kansai Airport is over 250 kilometers. I found out that the car had been running for a long time. The National Transportation Safety Committee dispatches investigators to investigate the situation.
The problem is that a crack of about 14 cm was found near the motor of the fifth bogie of the 6-car limited express "Rapit" that runs between Osaka City and Kansai Airport, which was operated on the 23rd of this month. .
According to Nankai Electric Railway, the conductor of "Rapit" reported an abnormality in the order to manage the operation because it confirmed the sound of metal rubbing at the connecting parts of the 4th and 5th cars in the evening.
For this reason, a staff member in charge of the inspection boarded on the way, but no abnormal noise could be confirmed, and the trip was continued for more than 250 kilometers between Osaka City and Kansai Airport.
The crack of the problem was found in an inspection conducted in a garage in Osaka city after the day's operation ended.
Although there were no injuries due to this problem, the Transportation Safety Committee dispatched two investigators to investigate the serious incident that could lead to an accident, and began the investigation in the morning at the Nankai Electric Railway head office. It was.
In the afternoon, we will investigate the detailed situation of the bogies where cracks were found at the vehicle base in Izumisano City, Osaka.