TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY

gas_transmission Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorTENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY
Commodity—
Pipeline Typegas_transmission

Location

State
Coordinates42.38601, -73.35395

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

Location Map

Incident Narrative

ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME; 48-HOUR UPDATE TO NRC WAS 12/01/2017 AT 13:55 EST; REPORT NUMBER 1198362; KM PIR = 488 FEET; PUBLIC AND LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED RELIEF VALVE ACTIVATION; INTERMITTENT ""POPS""; RELIEF VALVE WOULD RESEAT; LOCATED ON PIPELINE; NOT AT COMPRESSOR STATION; PROTECTING DOWNSTREAM 730 MAOP; 8-INCH PLUG VALVE BENEATH RELIEF VALVE WAS USED TO ISOLATE RELIEF VALVE; RELIEF VALVE WAS INSPECTED AND TESTED THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE;

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.

Back to All Incidents More Incidents in