{"operation":"document","citation":"P-76-036","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-76-036","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1976-06-18","effective_on":"1976-06-18","summary":"REVIEW ITS RECORDS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE SYSTEM WHICH MAY CONTAIN STEEL PIPE JOINED BY CAST IRON FITTINGS SUBJECT TO ADVERSE TRAFFIC LOADS OR FOUNDATION SETTLEMENT. INSPECT AND EVALUATE A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THESE FITTINGS, AND IF FURTHER FAILURES OR FAILURE CONDITIONS ARE FOUND, TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL FAILURES. (URGENT)","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-036.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-036.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-76-036","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-76-036","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-76-036.\n\nREVIEW ITS RECORDS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE SYSTEM WHICH MAY CONTAIN STEEL PIPE JOINED BY CAST IRON FITTINGS SUBJECT TO ADVERSE TRAFFIC LOADS OR FOUNDATION SETTLEMENT. INSPECT AND EVALUATE A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THESE FITTINGS, AND IF FURTHER FAILURES OR FAILURE CONDITIONS ARE FOUND, TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL FAILURES. (URGENT)\n\nPriority: CLASS I\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1976-06-18\n\nAdopted Date: 1976-06-18\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1977-07-29\n\nSynopsis: ON JUNE 9, 1976, A HOUSE AT 1214 OAK STREET IN NILES, MICHIGAN, EXPLODED AND BURNED. THE EXPLOSION AND FIRE DESTROYED THE HOUSE AND CRITICALLY BURNED THE THREE OCCUPANTS.\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA76FP020\n\nReport Number: None\n\nAddressee Name: Michigan Power Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1977-07-29\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1976-07-22\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: LETTER FROM MICHIGAN POWER CO.: ACTIONS TAKEN INCLUDE- 3\" GAS MAIN AND SERVICE TO 1200 BLOCK OF OAK STREET REPLACED WITH PLASTIC PIPE; OLD FACILITIES HAVE BEEN CUT, CAPPED AND ABANDONED; SAMPLE EXCAVATIONS MADE EAST AND WEST OF 1200 BLOCK OF OAK STREET. NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOUND; INVESTIGATION OF COMPANY RECORDS BEING MADE TO DETERMINE IF SIMILAR MATERIALS WERE USED ELSEWHERE ON SYSTEM.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1423}