{"operation":"document","citation":"P-81-017","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-81-017","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1981-07-28","effective_on":"1981-07-28","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY: REVISE ITS EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE HYDROSTATIC TESTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 49 CFR 195.302, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, AND 49 CFR 195.304, TESTING OF COMPONENTS.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-81-017.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-81-017.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-81-017","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-81-017","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-81-017.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY: REVISE ITS EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE HYDROSTATIC TESTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 49 CFR 195.302, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, AND 49 CFR 195.304, TESTING OF COMPONENTS.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action\n\nIssued Date: 1981-07-28\n\nAdopted Date: 1981-07-22\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1982-07-08\n\nSynopsis: ON APRIL 16, 1980, GASOLINE AT THE WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY'S MINNEAPOLIS TERMINAL IN ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA, SPRAYED FROM THE FRACTURED CAST-IRON BASE OF A STATION BOOSTER PUMP AT 72 PSIG PRESSURE, VAPORIZED, AND EXPLODED AFTER IT WAS IGNITED BY THE ARCING OF AN ELECTRIC SWITCH IN THE MAINLINE PUMP CONTROL ROOM 50 FEET DOWNWIND OF THE BOOSTER PUMP.\n\nNtsbnumber: FTW80FP014\n\nReport Number: PAR-81-03\n\nAddressee Name: Williams Pipeline Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed--No Longer Applicable\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1982-07-08\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1982-07-08\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":1109}