Train Withdrawal Incidents
On 13 April 2002, a fault was detected in a C751B train and was subsequently withdrawn to the Changi Depot for investigations. As the train is under warranty, the engineers from the manufacturers of the train and gearbox flown in on 21 April and they detected that the gearboxes had metal fragments found in it on 22 April. When they found out the other 20 trains had fragmented gearboxes on 23 April 2002, SMRT withdraw all 21 C751B trains and suspended the Boon Lay - Changi Airport train through service and replaced with the Tanah Merah - Changi Airport shuttle service. Train's frequency was also adjusted until early May when 8 trains returned to service. By June 2002, all C751B trains had return to service and the through service was resumed.
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