BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 40.60877, -74.24004 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON 10/10/2022 WHILE COMPLETING ROUTINE ROUNDS, BUCKEYE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A STRONG ODOR IN THE PUMP AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 08:50 AM. FURTHER OBSERVATION REVEALED JET FUEL SPRAYING FROM THE STAINLESS STEEL AUXILIARY PIPING CONNECTED TO THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER LOCATED ON THE SUCTION SIDE OF THE VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE (VFD) PUMP. THE LINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN, THE PUMP WAS ISOLATED, AND ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. APPROXIMATELY 38 GALLONS OF JET FUEL WAS RELEASED. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED IN SECONDARY CONTAINMENT WITHIN THE CONCRETE CONTAINMENT PUMP PAD. AN ON-SITE VACUUM TRUCK IMMEDIATELY RECOVERED ALL FREE PRODUCT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS A VERY FINE HAIRLINE CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH LONG IN THE STAINLESS STEEL TUBING. THIS TUBING HAS BEEN SENT OUT FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS. THIS 7000-1 REPORT WILL BE UPDATED WHEN THE METALLURGICAL REPORT IS FINALIZED. 7/10/2023 METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS DETERMINED THE HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE STAINLESS STEEL TUBING WAS CAUSED BY FATIGUE. THE REPORT STATES ""A CIRCUMFERENTIAL FATIGUE CRACK INITIATED AT THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER (OD) SURFACE OF THE FITTING AND PROPAGATED THROUGH WALL"".
About This Pipeline Incident
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