NTSB Safety Recommendation P-77-023

NTSB safety recommendation P-77-023.

INSTALL A CLOSED CIRCUIT-TYPE VIDEO CAMERA IN THE PUMP ROOM AND TURBINE ROOM TO ALLOW THE PUMP STATION CONTROL CENTER TO MONITOR VISUALLY ALL ACTIVITIES AT THESE LOCATIONS. (URGENT)

Priority: CLASS I

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1977-08-31

Adopted Date: 1977-08-30

Overall Date Closed: 1978-05-04

Synopsis: ON JULY 8, 1977, AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE OCCURRED AT ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY'S PUMP STATION NO. 8 ON THE TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT ONE PERSON DIED AND FIVE PERSONS WERE INJURED.

Ntsbnumber: DCA77MP026

Report Number: PAR-78-02

Addressee Name: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

Addressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable

Addressee Date Closed: 1978-05-04

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1977-09-16

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY LTR: DESIGN WORK IS NEARING COMPLETION. THE FIRST CAMERA SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN MID-OCTOBER. SYSTEM WILL CONSIST OF TWO CAMERAS COVERING THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE PUMP ROOM. ONE OF THESE CAMERAS WILL HAVE REMOTE PAN-TILT-ZOOM. A THIRD CAMERA WILL COVER THE PUMP ROOM SUMP AND CAMERAS 4 AND 5 WILL COVER THE MANIFOLD BUILDING. THERE WILL BE TWO MONITOR SCREENS IN THE CONTROL ROOM, ONE MANUAL AND STEADY AND THE OTHER ROTATIONAL. 11/7/77 - ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY THE CLOSED CIRCUIT VIDEO SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND IS FUNCTIONAL AT TWO PUMP STATIONS, THE LINE WIDE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY 12/25/77. THE CAMERAS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL ARE OPERATING QUITE SATISFACTORILY AT THIS TIME NO PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED. 3/20/78 - ALYESKA PIPELINE COMPANY LTR: THE LINE-WIDE CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM IS COMPLETE AND IN OPERATION.

Addressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry

Communication Date: 1977-10-20

Communication Type: Official Correspondence