Sentence examples for mechanical failure in from inspiring English sources

The ship lost control due to mechanical failure in stormy five meter swells and gusty winds.

The cause of what was called "the first major accident under the Amtrak system": a mechanical failure in a wheel.

Nascar officials found no sign of mechanical failure in the car Adam Petty was driving when he crashed and was killed in May.

Midway through last week, investigators continued to examine whether a mechanical failure in the truck played a role, and Gov. M. Jodi Rell ordered inspections of trucks registered to companies with a history of safety violations.

Mechanical failure in the left engine of the plane, an Antonov-24, appeared to be the most likely cause of the crash, which occurred in the Tomsk region of western Siberia at about 9 00 a.m. local time.

"I hate to break this to you," a Toyota executive wrote, "but we have a tendency for mechanical failure in accelerator pedals of a certain manufacturer on certain models".

Safety investigators have concluded that there were no mechanical failures in the vessel and tests found no illegal drugs or alcohol in Captain Smith's blood.

The project's problems come on top of serious mechanical failures in the navy's new fleet of Type 45 destroyers.

Which is a strong statement given that, with five races still to go, he has already suffered three retirements and two mechanical failures in qualifying and has spent almost all of the year behind Rosberg in points.

Every week, the likes of former basketball ace and rookie captain Gavin Keohane face 20ft tides, terrible weather and mechanical failures, in what at times seems like a Sisyphean task.

While a win is highly unlikely barring multiple mechanical failures in front of him, a fight for the podium, given the cars around him and with Ferrari and Williams starting at the back, may yet materialise.