PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates33.93594, -98.49067

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

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE WICHITA FALLS PIPELINE STATION, PIPELINE OPERATOR DISCOVERED A SEEP ON THE WICHITA FALLS TO POST OAK STATION SCRAPER TRAP LAUNCHER. A MAINTENANCE PIG HAD BEEN LAUNCHED FROM THIS TRAP OVER THE WEEKEND. PIPELINER ISOLATED THE TRAP AND DISCOVERED THE MAIN SEAL O-RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAULTY O-RING WAS NOT A ONE PIECE TDW O-RING. THE O-RING WAS REPLACED WITH A TDW O-RING.

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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