MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.00281, -94.74469 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION 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
AT 18:18 ON MARCH 29, 2022, THE MAGELLAN OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED OF A PETROLEUM ODOR ON THE PAOLA - KANSAS CITY #3-8"" PIPELINE NEAR MP 187. THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AN INVESTIGATIVE EVENT WAS INITIATED AND FIELD PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SITE. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION, THE #3-8"" PIPELINE WAS EXCAVATED AND THE ORIGIN OF THE RELEASE WAS IDENTIFIED. A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED ON THE PIPELINE TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL RELEASE OF PRODUCT AND CLEANUP ACTIVITIES WERE INITIATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CLAMP WAS REMOVED, PRODUCT CONTAINED, AND A TYPE B FULL-ENCIRCLEMENT SLEEVE WAS INSTALLED. FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE RESTART PLAN, THE LINE WAS PLACED BACK IN SERVICE. THE AFFECTED JOINT WAS LATER CUTOUT AND SENT IN FOR METALLURGICAL TESTING. RESULTS OF THE METALLURGICAL TESTING INDICATE THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO EXTERNAL CORROSION, WITH CHARACTERISTICS CONSISTENT WITH MICROBIOLOGICALLY INFLUENCED CORROSION. TO PREVENT SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE, MAGELLAN WILL ADHERE TO THE MEASURES STATED IN THE COMMITMENT LETTER AND REMEDIAL WORK PLAN AS SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF PHMSA, CENTRAL REGION ON AUGUST 16, 2022. SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL (PARTS G, H, J): 7/21/2022 SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL (PARTS A, B, D, H): 11/29/2022
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.