SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC
gas_transmission Incident — — January 28, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 28, 2013 |
| Operator | SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINE, INC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 38.78806, -94.28528 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 5:15 AM ON JANUARY 28, 2013 SSCGP GAS CONTROL WAS CALLED BY A HOMEOWNER NEAR THE PLEASANT HILL SETTING, STATING THAT THE RELIEF WAS BLOWING. GAS CONTROL IMMEDIATELY CALLED JASON JEDLICKA, OPERATIONS, WHO IN TURN CALLED LES JOHNSON, MEASUREMENT TECHNICIAN. LES ARRIVED AT THE PLEASANT HILL SETTING AT APPROXIMATELY 5:44 AM AND WORKED TO STOP THE RELIEF FROM CYCLING GAS. ONCE THE GAS RELEASE WAS MANAGED LES SWITCHED THE REGULATOR TO THE SECONDARY LINE AND INVESTIGATED THE REGULATOR. THE REGULATOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CUT IN THE BOOT AND HARD DEBRIS IN THE MAIN BODY. THE REGULATOR BOOT WAS REPLACED AND THE REGULATOR PILOT WAS OVERHAULED. AFTER THE MAIN REGULATOR WAS OVERHAULED THE GAS WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL AND THE SECOND REGULATOR WAS CHECKED AND OVERHAULED AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION. THE SECONDARY RUN PASSED LOCKUP AND NO DEBRIS WERE FOUND. THE BOOT WAS REPLACED AS AN EXTRA MEASURE. WHEN THE LOSS OF GAS WAS DISCOVERED BY GAS CONTROL TO BE ABOVE THE THREE MILLION THRESHOLD, THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO NRC.
About This Pipeline Incident
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