{"operation":"document","citation":"P-72-018","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-72-018","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1972-03-01","effective_on":"1972-03-01","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PHILLIPS PIPE LINE COMPANY: CONTINUE WITH THE EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER QUALIFIED PIPELINE GROUPS IN TESTING AND DEVELOPING A TOOL TO DETECT LONGITUDINAL WELD DEFECTS AND THIN WALL PIPE CAUSED BY CORROSION. BASED ON THE FINDINGS, THE METHODS OF OPERATION SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AS AN ADDITIONAL TOOL FOR THE DETECTION OF IN-PLACE LINE PI","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-72-018.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-72-018.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-72-018","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-72-018","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-72-018.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE PHILLIPS PIPE LINE COMPANY: CONTINUE WITH THE EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER QUALIFIED PIPELINE GROUPS IN TESTING AND DEVELOPING A TOOL TO DETECT LONGITUDINAL WELD DEFECTS AND THIN WALL PIPE CAUSED BY CORROSION. BASED ON THE FINDINGS, THE METHODS OF OPERATION SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AS AN ADDITIONAL TOOL FOR THE DETECTION OF IN-PLACE LINE PIPE FLAWS, BUT NOT AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR HYDROSTATIC TESTING.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1972-03-01\n\nAdopted Date: 1972-03-01\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1975-12-30\n\nSynopsis: ON DECEMBER 9, 1970, A RUPTURE OCCURRED IN THE PHILLIPS PIPELINE COMPANY SYSTEM IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI WHICH RELEASED 4,538 BARRELS OF PROPANE. AN EXPLOSION, EQUIVALENT TO 100,000 POUNDS OF TNT, AND A FIRE RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHIN A 2 MILE RADIUS. NO FATALITIES OCCURRED, BUT TEN PERSONS SUSTAINED INJURIES.\n\nNtsbnumber: PLD71XR001\n\nReport Number: PAR-72-01\n\nAddressee Name: Phillips Petroleum Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1975-12-30\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1973-02-02\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: LETTER FROM PHILLIPS: WE INITIATED THE TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INSPECTION TOOL TO DETECT LONGITUDINAL WELD DEFECTS AND THIN WALL PIPE CAUSED BY CORROSION. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH A QUALIFIED MANUFACTURER TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA BASED ON ACTUAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE DURING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1667}