PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.99328, -93.98578

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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

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Incident Narrative

DURING ROUTINE ROUNDS, AN OPERATOR NOTICED A LEAK ON THE NAPHTHA PUMP (P5). THE OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE PERSONNEL TO SHUT DOWN AND ISOLATE THE PUMP AND BEGAN REMEDIATION OF THE RELEASE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE LEAK ORIGINATED FROM A PINHOLE IN THE CASING OF THE PUMP. AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE, THE EXTENT OF THE PUMP DAMAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THEREFORE AN NRC NOTIFICATION WAS NOT MADE AT THAT TIME. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THEREFORE NEEDING A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.

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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