PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.05788, -90.60976

Cause

CauseOTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

AS OF 11:00AM ON 8/28/2021, RV-47 WAS SHUTDOWN DUE TO PREPARATION FOR HURRICANE IDA, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA THAT EVENING. AT APPROXIMATELY 19:55 ON 8/29/2021, THE CONTROL CENTER NOTICED AND RECEIVED AN ALARM FOR A DROP IN PRESSURE ON RV47. IN RESPONSE TO THE DROP IN PRESSURE, AUTO-CLOSE VALVES LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHUT FURTHER ISOLATING THE LEAK. ON 9/1/2021, AFTER IT WAS SAFE TO DO SO, RESPONDERS WERE ABLE TO ACCESS THE VALVE STATION AND ISOLATE THE BROKEN TRANSMITTER ASSEMBLY AND STOP THE RELEASE. SUBSEQUENT NRC NUMBERS - 1315262, 1316345

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.

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