{"operation":"document","citation":"P-76-020","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-020","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1976-06-14","effective_on":"1976-06-14","summary":"REVIEW ALL PERTINENT DATA SUCH AS LEAK AND FAILURE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY LIQUID PIPELINE CARRIERS TO DETERMINE IF LONGITUDINAL WELD FAILURES CONSTITUTE A RECURRENT SAFETY PROBLEM, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE REGULATORY ACTION IF THEY DO.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-020.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-020.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-020","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-76-020","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-76-020.\n\nREVIEW ALL PERTINENT DATA SUCH AS LEAK AND FAILURE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY LIQUID PIPELINE CARRIERS TO DETERMINE IF LONGITUDINAL WELD FAILURES CONSTITUTE A RECURRENT SAFETY PROBLEM, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE REGULATORY ACTION IF THEY DO.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1976-06-14\n\nAdopted Date: 1976-05-21\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1977-06-13\n\nSynopsis: ON FEBRUARY 25, 1976, A MID-AMERICA PIPE LINE SYSTEM 8-INCH LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PIPELINE RUPTURED NEAR WHITHARRAL, TEXAS. THE ESCAPING LPG VAPORIZED, FORMED A LOW-LYING CLOUD, AND IGNITED. THE OCCUPANTS OF TWO DWELLINGS IN THE AREA WERE BURNED SEVERELY, AND FIVE WERE KILLED.\n\nProbable Cause: Investigation showed that the longitudinal seam of the 8 inch pipe had split. The 8 1/2-foot -long split was located on the side of the pipe at the 9:00 position. The pipe was manufactured by Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation in 1960.\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA76FP016\n\nReport Number: None\n\nAddressee Name: RSPA\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1977-06-13\n\nAddressee Acronym: RSPA\n\nAddressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government\n\nCommunication Date: 1976-11-01\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: LTR., FROM MTB: THE MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION BUREAU'S OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OPERATIONS WILL MONITOR THE WELDED SEAM FAILURE PROBLEM FOR LIQUID PIPELINES AND WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE REGULATORY ACTION FOR THE PROBLEMS AS IDENTIFIED.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1519}