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P-74-010
NTSB Safety Recommendation P-74-010
Current as of 1974-02-20 Government source
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NTSB safety recommendation P-74-010.
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: AMEND 49 CFR 192 TO REQUIRE THAT CAST-IRON PIPING OR FITTINGS UNCOVERED DURING CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE WORK IN SUCH A WAY AS TO WEAKEN THEIR SUPPORT FROM BELOW BE REPLACED OR REINFORCED TO PROTECT AGAINST OUTSIDE FORCES WHICH COULD CAUSE FAILURE.
Priority: CLASS II
Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Issued Date: 1974-02-20
Adopted Date: 1974-02-13
Overall Date Closed: 1978-09-28
Synopsis: ON APRIL 22, 1973, A VIOLENT EXPLOSION DESTROYED 7 OF 15 UNITS IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN EL PASO, TEXAS. SEVEN PERSONS WERE KILLED, AND EIGHT PERSONS WERE HOSPITALIZED, TWO OF WHOM WERE CRITICALLY INJURED.
Ntsbnumber: PLD73XR007
Report Number: PAR-74-02
Addressee Name: RSPA
Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action
Addressee Date Closed: 1978-09-28
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