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MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP

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Incident Information

Report Date—
OperatorMAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates39.00810, -104.01317

Cause

CauseEQUIPMENT FAILURE
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Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

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Lost Commodity—
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Incident Narrative

WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE DAILY INSPECTIONS, A MAGELLAN EMPLOYEE DISCOVERED A PUMP SEAL FAILURE ON THE JET FUEL RECIRCULATION PUMP. THIS IS A VERTICAL PUMP THAT PUMPS JET FUEL FROM TANKAGE, THROUGH FILTER BANKS AND BACK INTO TANKAGE. THE PUMP WAS NOT RUNNING DURING THE TIME OF THE RELEASE. THE SEAL IS RATED FOR 1100 PSIG AND ALSO FOR JET FUEL SERVICE. THE AGE OF THE FAILED SEAL IS NOT KNOWN. UPON DISCOVERY, THE MAGELLAN EMPLOYEE MADE NOTIFICATIONS TO OTHER EMPLOYEES AT THE FACILITY AND A RESPONSE TEAM WAS INITIATED. MAGELLAN'S OSRO WAS CALLED OUT AND STARTED THE CLEANUP PROCESS. SINCE THERE WERE NO CURRENT OPERATIONS GOING ON AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE, NO SHUTDOWN WAS INITIATED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANY PIPING AROUND THE RELEASE AREA. THE DOWNSTREAM CHECK VALVE WAS INSPECTED TO SEE IF PRESSURE COULD HAVE BEEN BACKFEEDING INTO THE DISCHARGE SIDE OF THIS PUMP VIA THE TRUCK RACK PUMP, BUT THE CHECK VALVE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE PUMP HAS BEEN ISOLATED AND DRAINED DOWN, AND THE DEFECTIVE SEAL WAS LEFT IN PLACE UNTIL A NEW SEAL CAN BE INSTALLED. WE BELIEVE AGE OF THE SEAL IS THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS RELEASE.

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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