{"operation":"document","citation":"P-76-004","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-004","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1976-02-04","effective_on":"1976-02-04","summary":"CONDUCT TESTS BELOW THE FROST LEVEL DURING THIS REVIEW OF THE SYSTEM TO MONITOR ALL PLASTIC PIPE JOINTS MADE WITH SHORT COMPRESSION COUPLINGS WHERE PULLOUT AND RESULTANT GAS LEAKS COULD OCCUR. (URGENT)","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-004.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-004.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-004","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-76-004","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-76-004.\n\nCONDUCT TESTS BELOW THE FROST LEVEL DURING THIS REVIEW OF THE SYSTEM TO MONITOR ALL PLASTIC PIPE JOINTS MADE WITH SHORT COMPRESSION COUPLINGS WHERE PULLOUT AND RESULTANT GAS LEAKS COULD OCCUR. (URGENT)\n\nPriority: CLASS I\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1976-02-04\n\nAdopted Date: 1976-02-04\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1986-09-22\n\nSynopsis: ON JANUARY 10, 1976, GAS WHICH WAS LEAKING INTO THE PATHFINDER HOTEL IN FREMONT, NEBRASKA, IGNITED. THE HOTEL EXPLODED AND FIRE ENSUED; THE EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED THE HOTEL, DAMAGED NEARBY BUILDINGS, AND BROKE WINDOWS WITHIN A ONE-BLOCK RADIUS. THIRTY-NINE PERSONS WERE INJURED AND 20 PERSONS WERE KILLED.\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA76MP013\n\nReport Number: PAR-76-06\n\nAddressee Name: Nebraska Natural Gas Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1986-09-22\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1986-09-22\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: THIS IS ACTUALLY A FOLLOWUP AND THE FOLLOWING IS A HISTORY OF PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE: COPY OF NOTES OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN STAFF AND COMPANY ON 5/22/78. COMPANY'S 5/22/78 LETTER DESCRIBING ACTIONS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS. OTHER PERTINENT CORRESPONDENCE WHICH RELATES TO ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED FOLLOWING THE COMPLETED INVESTIGATION INCLUDE: THE COMPANY'S 6/19/80 LETTER RESPONDING TO P-76-49 THROUGH -55. NTSB'S 8/12/80 LETTER CLOSING P-76-49 THROUGH 55.\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1986-09-22\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1657}