SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

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

Location

State
Coordinates29.74697, -95.12399

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

THE PIN SHEARED ON THE BACK PRESSURE VALVE CAUSING THE VALVE TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTROLLER NOTICED THE PRESSURE INCREASE ABOVE THE SCADA ""HIGH PRESSURE"" ALARM SETTING. CONTROLLER SHUT DOWN THE LINE AND CONTACTED THE FIELD PERSONNEL. RE-SUBMITTED ON 3/27/2013 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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