PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.14712, -97.37095 |
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
AT APP. 10:00AM ON 1-19-2017, A SENTINEL CRUDE TRUCK DRIVER CALLED IN A REPORT OF A RELEASE AT ORLANDO STATION. BARTLESVILLE CONTROL CENTER WAS CONTACTED TO SHUT DOWN THE STATION AND EMPLOYEES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE LOCATION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A 1/4"" STAINLESS STEEL NEEDLE VALVE, USED TO BLEED AIR FROM THE PULSATION DAMPENER, HAD CRACKED AT THE NPT THREADED CONNECTION. THE STATION WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND RESPONSE PERSONNEL ACTIVATED. THE VALVE ON THE PULSATION DAMPENER WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILED VALVE SENT IN FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE FAILURE CAUSE. 2017-2-15 - P66PL RECEIVED THE METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS REPORT INDICATED VALVE CONNECTION FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF ""BENDING FATIGUE"". 2017-3-15 - REPORT WAS UPDATED TO INCLUDE DATE OF INSTALLATION OF FAILED COMPONENT AND MORE PRECISE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE ORIGINAL OEM BLEEDER VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH A BLEEDER VALVE THAT WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR THIS SERVICE/LOCATION. THE BLEEDER VALVE INSTALLED WAS LARGER AND NOT CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE NORMALLY EXPECTED VIBRATION OF THE SYSTEM CAUSING IT TO CRACK AT THE THREADED CONNECTION.
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.