SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

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

Location

State
Coordinates32.07267, -98.46948

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

TANK 2017 FILL LINE WAS ISOLATED DUE TO TANK CLEANING OPERATIONS. THERE WAS NO THERMAL/PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM ON THE FILL LINE SEGMENT WHICH RESULTED IN THE GASKET FAILURE DUE TO THERMAL STRESS. A PRESSURE RELIEF SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED ON THE LINE SEGMENT AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. RE-SUBMITTED ON 3/28/2013 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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