PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — August 15, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 15, 2016 |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.93594, -98.49067 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $300 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
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.