County Laois, Ireland
Ballyroan Wind
Six-turbine farm, annual blade survey. Four findings, one nacelle cooling fault.
34
ha
Area covered
61
min
Flight time
4
flagged
Anomalies found
70
°C
Hottest reading
Findings
WTG 04 nacelle cooler outlet at 69.5 °C
Two blades with trailing-edge cracks
One drain hole blocked on WTG 02 blade A
Debrief
Turbines were flown in sequence with a 6-minute battery swap between each.
Blade damage was graded on the operator’s five-point scale and booked into the rope-access contractor’s next visit.
Six turbines before lunch. The rope team got a list sorted by priority, with photos.
Aoife Byrne, operations manager
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