TORRANCE VALLEY PIPELINE COMPANY LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 14, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 14, 2017 |
| Operator | TORRANCE VALLEY PIPELINE COMPANY LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.86059, -118.88071 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $4,500 |
| Emergency Response | $7,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: AT 9:45 PM PCC RECEIVED UNIT LOCKOUT OF PUMP #1 AT LEBEC STATION. PCC NOTIFIED THE ON-CALL OPERATOR. THE STATION OPERATOR WAS DISPATCHED AND ARRIVED ONSITE AT 11:15 PM, UPON ARRIVAL THE STATION OPERATOR DISCOVERED OIL IN PUMP CONTAINMENT. ACTIONS TAKEN: VERIFICATION OF ISOLATION OF PUMP. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS PERFORMED. CREW DISPATCHED TO RECOVER OIL FROM CONTAINMENT AND CLEAN PUMP BASES. MACHINISTS DISPATCHED TO REPAIR PUMP. RECOVERED ALL OIL FROM CONTAINMENT BY 07:00 10/15/17 SENT SEAL IN FOR SEAL FAILURE ANALYSIS 10/17/17 SEAL FAILURE ANALYSIS PERFORMED BY FLOWSERVE CONCLUDED: - SEAL FACES SHOW EVIDENCE OF POOR LUBRICATION AND OVERHEATING - ELASTOMERS WERE HARDENED AND DEFORMED FROM OVERHEATING - SEAL FAILURE LIKELY CAUSED BY HIGH PUMP VIBRATION AND MULTIPLE COLD STARTUPS. THE SEAL ENVIRONMENT CAUSED THE SEAL TO RUN DRY AND BE EXPOSED TO EXCESSIVE TORQUE AND HIGH SEALING FACE TEMPERATURES CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: IMPLEMENTED FLOWSERVE RECOMMENDATIONS & IMPROVED RELIABILITY OF SEAL LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM.
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.