SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorSUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates32.06704, -96.47190

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
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Incident Narrative

INTERNAL CORROSION AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION ON 16"" TANK FILL LINE. FACILITY DOWN AT TIME OF RELEASE. OPERATOR DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE FACILITY INSPECTION. ORIGINAL DESIGN OF PIPING ALLOWED WATER/SEDIMENT TO BE TRAPPED IN THE LOW POINT OF THE PIPING. MANIFOLD PIPING WAS REDESIGNED AND REPLACED ON 1/18/2012 TO REMOVE THIS LOCALIZED AREA OF PIPING. RE-SUBMITTED ON 3/26/2013 TO INCLUDE PART E5F PER PHMSA REQUEST.

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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