FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO
gas_transmission Incident — — October 28, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 28, 2020 |
| Operator | FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.11690, -88.01220 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $100 |
| Emergency Response | $2,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
10/28/20, 22:00 CST - COMPRESSOR STATION 11 LOST POWER DUE TO HURRICANE ZETA CAUSING THE STATION TO ESD WHEN A SIDE VALVE DID NOT SHUT. 10/28/20, 23:59 CST - THE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN MANUALLY OPERATED THE VALVE WITH HAND PUMP CLOSING THE VALVE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE POWER GAS FILTER AND FOUND IT TO BE CLOGGED WITH GREASE NOT ALLOWING GAS TO OPERATE THE VALVE. ONCE THE GREASE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FILTER THE TECHNICIAN CHANGED THE FILTER, TOOK ALL TUBING OFF CLEANING IT OUT. ALSO CLEANED ALL THE GREASE OUT OF THE POWER GAS LINE BACK TO THE 2"" PLUG VALVE THEN RESTARTED UNITS AND FOUND THAT EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. 2/26/22 UPDATE - UPDATED SUB CAUSE TO ""OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE"".
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.