Field fault notes
Short write-ups of real failures: what engineers saw, what they checked, what the cause was and how it was fixed. One case is not a rule: work from the manufacturer's documentation.
Abbott
A25 (ARCHITECT c4000/A25)Abbott A25: baseline error after rotor replacementc4000Abbott c4000: error during daily maintenance
Agfa
5302Agfa 5302: repeating horizontal stripe on printed films5302Agfa Drystar 5302: hard disk full messageCR 75.0Agfa CR 75.0: cassettes read but images never reach the workstationDrystar 5300Agfa Drystar 5300: overheat error on a cold power supplyDrystar 5300Agfa Drystar 5300: printer reboots at power-up, PSU LEDs blinkDrystar 5302Agfa Drystar 5302: film jams when printing from the upper tray
Aloka
Awareness Technology
BTL
Baccara
Beckman Coulter (B&C)
BioSystems
CPI
Canon/Toshiba
Aplio 300Canon Aplio 300: sluggish controls and delayed responsesAquilion 64 (2009)Canon/Toshiba Aquilion 64: over-kV trip only at high tube currentAquilionCanon/Toshiba Aquilion: XC error at power-up with false 'tube 100%' reading
Carel
Carestream
Carestream Dental
Chirana
Dräger
760Dräger 760: fails power-on self-test on the O2 solenoid testEvita (Aventa)Dräger Evita: delivered tidal volume lower than setEvita (V300/Avena)Dräger Evita (V300/Avena): erratic touchscreen responseFabius PlusDräger Fabius Plus: interface language options missingFabius TiroDräger Fabius Tiro: bellows jerks at startup, ventilator faultPrimusDräger Primus: moisture and oil in the gas path, valves destroyedPrimusDräger Primus: self-test fails, machine runs on battery only
ELMI
Easylite
Emotion
Erbe
Euronda
E9 MedEuronda E9 Med: heating errors from a burnt ring heaterE9Euronda E9: display freezes after a cycle, preheat will not start
FONA
Fujifilm
GE
Achieva 8K (филипс Achieva?)Philips Achieva 8K: MR drops out during scan on -5 V dipAisys CS2GE Aisys CS2: high PEEP in the breathing circuitBrightSpeedGE BrightSpeed: collimator blades position erraticallyBrightspeedGE Brightspeed: DARC boot hang after fitting new disksBrightspeedGE Brightspeed: patient table jerks, reverses or stalls when moving upHDxt 3.0TGE HDxt 3.0T: cryostat pressure rising after cold head replacementJEDI-генератор с трубкой MX200 (Hemit)GE JEDI generator with MX200 tube (Hemit): repeated generator burnoutsL6-12-RSGE L6-12-RS: dark zone in the image under the probe lensLightspeed 64GE Lightspeed 64: physician workstation boot drive failureLightSpeed VCT (VCT64)GE LightSpeed VCT (VCT64): SystemState backup cannot be savedLightSpeedGE LightSpeed: patient table fully lowered and will not raiseLogiq C5 PremiumGE Logiq C5 Premium: shuts down during scanningLogiq E9 R2/R3GE Logiq E9: GFI clock error after long idleLogiq e9GE Logiq e9: stuck in demo mode on all probesLogiq E9GE Logiq E9: trackball cursor moves only horizontallyOptima 520GE Optima 520: gantry fails to spin upProteus XR/iGE Proteus XR/i: table and column movements locked, tube drifts freelyR860GE R860: exhale valve and flow sensor tests fail at service checkRevolutionGE Revolution: uneven detector heating, left-right temperature splitSenographe EssentialGE Senographe Essential: host PC boot loop after CMOS battery replacementSenographe EssentialGE Senographe Essential: intermittent gantry CPU board lockupSigna 1.5T HDeGE Signa 1.5T HDe: doubtful helium level readingSigna AvantoGE Signa Avanto: occasional single spikes on MR imagesSigna CreatorGE Signa Creator: ICN configuration fails validation after reconstructor replacementSigna HDGE Signa HD: cold head down, helium level fallingVivid e9GE Vivid e9: system does not power onVivid IGE Vivid I: software error after system IDs drop outVivid iqGE Vivid iq: Continuous restart loopVivid S6GE Vivid S6: keyboard buttons and encoders triggering on their ownVivid S6GE Vivid S6: probes not detected at power-onVivid T8GE Vivid T8: degraded image and Doppler qualityVoluson 730GE Voluson 730: No boot after IDE-to-SATA disk swapVoluson E6GE Voluson E6: transducers switching on their ownVoluson E8GE Voluson E8: image artifacts from a failing graphics card
GE OEC
GMM
Opera RT20GMM Opera RT20: no ready signal on exposure, continuous beepOpera swingGMM Opera swing: table-stand drive servo failure
Helena
Hemalite
Hettich
Hitachi
Humascope
Instrumentation Laboratory
Italray
Clinodigit EVOItalray Clinodigit EVO: large cassette stalls mid-travelTomo BT (генератор HF650 Pixel)Italray Tomo BT (HF650 Pixel): no high voltage, no anode spin-up
Konica Minolta
Landwind
MEDRAD
Maquet
Marathon
Medonica
Medrad
Merge Healthcare (eFilm)
Mindray
5150 (упомянута как типовая модель; у автора, возможно, 30s)Mindray 5150: aperture voltage alarm not cleared by rinsingBC-3600Mindray BC-3600: WBC counts fail after the first measurementBS 480Mindray BS 480: photometry errors and delayed test startBS-240ProMindray BS-240Pro: unstable reading of reagent barcodesBS3600Mindray BS3600: recurring WBC count error with normal controlsDC-70 X-InsightMindray DC-70 X-Insight: serial number missing after hard drive replacementDC-N6Mindray DC-N6: built-in screen dark, control panel unresponsiveDxh500 / Dxh800Mindray DxH500/DxH800: dilution solenoid valves leaking internally and corrodingSC T240 (BioChem An...) / упомянут также Dirui 400Mindray SC T240: distorted results at high sample load
Nihon Kohden
BSM-2301KNihon Kohden BSM-2301K: NIBP pumps endlessly, no readingECG-9132KNihon Kohden ECG-9132K: dim, low-contrast LCDMicroCC-20Nihon Kohden MicroCC-20: PLT counts read low during calibrationVismoNihon Kohden Vismo: battery error with a new battery
Opera
Pentax
Philips
Achieva 1.5Philips Achieva 1.5: intermittent optical link error to the CDAS rackAchieva 3.0TPhilips Achieva 3.0T: superconducting switch would not cool during field rampAchievaPhilips Achieva: fault alarms after cryocompressor replacementAffiniti 30Philips Affiniti 30: front acquisition module fault traced to a single boardAffiniti 70Philips Affiniti 70: error and shutdown after preventive cleaningAffiniti 70Philips Affiniti 70: No video at boot, then the unit will not startAmbition X 1.5TPhilips Ambition X 1.5T: quench during second field ramp at installationBrilliance / BrightSpeedPhilips Brilliance / BrightSpeed: rotor test errors after stator supply fuses blewBrilliance 10Philips Brilliance 10: Gantry intermittently fails to startBrilliance 16Philips Brilliance 16: no warm-up or scans, rotor spins endlessly without X-rayBrilliance 64Philips Brilliance 64: A-plane collimator error blocks startupChorus 1.5TPhilips Chorus 1.5T: random breaker trips on the gradient amplifier cabinetEpic 7Philips Epic 7: serial number not accepted after software reinstallF2000 1.5TPhilips F2000 1.5T: vacuum goes negative after quenchIngenia (Интера)Philips Ingenia: periodic preventive maintenance schedule (no fault)Ingenia 2.7т/2.8т (271/281)Philips Ingenia 2.7T/2.8T (271/281): gradient trips only in DWIIntera 1.5Philips Intera 1.5: gradient racks trip right after startIntera 1.5Philips Intera 1.5: no RF signal, resonance frequency not found during scanIntera 1.5T (градиентная стойка CD-интерфейс, двойная градиентная стойка)Philips Intera 1.5T: gradients will not start after chiller failureIntera 1.5TPhilips Intera 1.5T: DWI sequence aborts partway throughIntera 1.5TPhilips Intera 1.5T: scans abort as PFINT power LED goes outIntera-AchievaPhilips Intera-Achieva: intermittent scan aborts with fiber-link errorsInteraPhilips Intera: image artifacts and scan aborts on gradient-heavy sequencesMicroDose L30Philips MicroDose L30: system won't start, only the chiller fan runs
ProScan
Puritan Bennett
Radiometer
Rayto
SIEMENS
Samsung
Samsung Medison
MySono U6Samsung Medison MySono U6: boot failure and dead panel keys after hard drive swapX300Samsung Medison X300: control panel fault shortly after power-on
Schiller
AT-2Schiller AT-2: Paper skews during printing and paper sensor error appearsCS-200Schiller CS-200: treadmill will not start after repeated beeps
Servo
Siemens
Arcadis AvanticSiemens Arcadis Avantic: no link to C-arm, generator will not startArcadis AvanticSiemens Arcadis Avantic: power distribution board cuts the PC at startupArtis zeeSiemens Artis zee: intermittent position errors force work stopsAvantoSiemens Avanto: PALI fault on all coils except the knee coilAxiom Luminos dRFSiemens Axiom Luminos dRF: intermittent fault during table tilt blocking movementDefinition AS (стол PHS4)Siemens Definition AS (PHS4 table): position lost at boot, erratic tabletop jammingDefinition ASSiemens Definition AS: one collimator leaf stuck at initializationDefinition FlashSiemens Definition Flash: gantry shuts down during start-up and never initialisesEmotion (трубка Straton 422)Siemens Emotion (Straton 422 tube): arcing only above a tube-current thresholdEmotion 16Siemens Emotion 16: gantry drops out and reinitialises when a spiral scan startsEmotion 16Siemens Emotion 16: reconstructor (IRS) hard disk failureEspreeSiemens Espree: heavy condensate on gradients and overheating Y-axis amplifierEssenza 1.5TSiemens Essenza 1.5T: frequency calibration fault at scan start after software restoreEssenzaSiemens Essenza: resonance frequency drift after shim tray workGo UpSiemens Go Up: gas in the tube oil, repeated membrane rupturesGO.AllSiemens GO.All: patient table howls and grinds when loweringHarmony (высокопольная МРТ)Siemens Harmony: STIMO and PALI tests fail at system startIconos R200Siemens Iconos R200: system time resets after every power-offMagnetom Aera 1.5TSiemens Magnetom Aera 1.5T: GPA fault after mains voltage surgesMagnetom Aero 1.5TSiemens Magnetom Aero 1.5T: knee coil reports no resonance, scans abortMagnetom EssenzaSiemens Magnetom Essenza: patient table will not drive, false 'patient moved' messageMAGNETOM IMPACTSiemens MAGNETOM IMPACT: RF faults blamed on a missing reference voltageMagnetom Multiva 1.5TSiemens Magnetom Multiva 1.5T: patient table creeps out and will not releaseMagnetom Sola/AlteaSiemens Magnetom Sola/Altea: replacing the host–tablet USB optical extenderSomatom EmotionSiemens Somatom Emotion: host boots straight into BIOS after UPS swapSOMATOM SensationSiemens SOMATOM Sensation: progressive detector module failureSymphony / Harmony / Essenza (упомянуты несколько моделей)Siemens Symphony/Harmony/Essenza: high helium boil-off after cold head workSymphony 1.5TSiemens Symphony 1.5T: patient table fuse blows during horizontal travelSymphonySiemens Symphony MRI: patient table overshoots horizontal positionSymphonySiemens Symphony: cooling-water filters cloggingSymphonySiemens Symphony: image artifacts with normal QASymphonySiemens Symphony: optical link down for gradient coil temperature monitoringSymphonySiemens Symphony: Patient table dead with PTAB communication faultSymphonySiemens Symphony: strong artifact on imagesSyngoSiemens Syngo: console hangs when a scan is startedМРТ с градиентным усилителем 781Siemens gradient amplifier 781: repeated amplifier burnoutsУМАС (UMAS)Siemens UMAS: blue screen during checkup
Siemens (Acuson)
Siemens, GE, IGC
SonoScape
SonoSite
Sonosite
G40Sonosite G40: shuts down with short-circuit fault seconds after power-onM-TurboSonosite M-Turbo: external power supply incompatibility error with the original PSU
Sony
TSL
Toshiba
Aquilion 16Toshiba Aquilion 16: patient table deck drive jams periodicallyAquilion 64Toshiba Aquilion 64: 'over kV' error on the high-voltage generatorAquilion 64Toshiba Aquilion 64: IDD server rejects replacement hard drivesAquilion 64Toshiba Aquilion 64: RAW data disk (RDD) array fails with mixed drive typesExcelart Vantage 1.5Toshiba Excelart Vantage 1.5: vertical stripes on images after warm-upExcelartToshiba Excelart: start-up error in the gradient cabinet, reset does not always take
Trimax
Vatech
Willo (брендированный пульт), генератор Apollo
Woson
YouJoy
Youjoy
Zeiss
ZirkonZahn
Аксион
Ка-660 (вероятно Rayto, не указан явно)
МЕК (Medica/Mindray MEK)
МТ4
МТЛ
Опера
ПроСкан (Proscan)
Ренекс
ГелпикRenex Gelpik: exposure aborts with console communication-loss errorпалатный (Renex палатный), 2020 годаRenex ward X-ray unit (2020): unit down, high-voltage inverter fault