NTSB Safety Recommendation P-81-034

NTSB safety recommendation P-81-034.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, GAS PIPING STANDARDS COMMITTEE: DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR THE AMOUNT OF PIPE TO BE REMOVED IN THE REPAIR OF LONGITUDINAL SEAM FAILURES IN OPERATING PIPELINES.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1981-08-26

Adopted Date: 1981-08-18

Overall Date Closed: 1997-03-07

Synopsis: ON DECEMBER 1, 1980, A PIPELINE TRANSPORTING NAPHTHA RUPTURED UNDER THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF 28TH STREET AND GALE AVENUE IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. ESCAPING PRODUCT UNDER HIGH PRESSURE BLEW A HOLE THROUGH THE PAVEMENT AND SPRAYED INTO THE AIR UP TO 20 FEET AND THEN FLOWED INTO THE GUTTERS. MOMENTS LATER, THE PRODUCT IGNITED BY AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE. THE ENSUING FLAMES REACHED A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET. AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, 5 PERSONS WERE INJURED, 1 HOUSE WAS DESTROYED, 11 HOUSES SUSTAINED MODERATE TO SEVERE DAMAGE, AND 11 MOTOR VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED.

Probable Cause: None

Ntsbnumber: DCA81MP002

Report Number: PAR-81-04

Addressee Name: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1997-03-07

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1982-11-02

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: ASME LETTER: WORK IS STILL IN PROGRESS TO DEVELOP GUIDE MATERIAL WHICH WOULD BE MEANINGFUL TO AN OPERATOR FACED WITH A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH OCCURRED IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. WE ANTICIPATE THAT GUIDE MATERIAL COVERING THIS RECOMMENDATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN 1983.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1996-03-19

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: GPTC HAS PUBLISHED GUIDE MATERIAL SECTION 2 UNDER 192.713 AS ITS RESPONSE TO THIS RECOMMENDATION.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1982-10-05

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: On August 26, 1981, the National Transptiation Safety Board iesued Safety Recommendation P-81-84 to your Committee. This recommendation was issued as a result of our investigation of the Four Corners Pipeline Company, pipeline rupture and fire at Long Beach, California, on December 1,1980. Our recads show that we )ave not meived any indication of action taken by your Committee regarding the recommended actions. We note that an acknowledgment of P-81-34 dated September 1, 1981, was received by the Board. We would appreciate being informed as to what efforts were made to implement the above recommendation. Enclosed alp Safety Board documents with which the recommendation was issued. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1983-01-19

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: The Safety Board appreciates your acceptance of our recommendation and your commitment to follow through with the publication of ASME guide material. We will hold the file for Safety Recommendation P-81-34 in an “Open--Acceptable Action” status pending publication of the guide material and receipt of a copy by the Safety Board. Your continued cooperation toward improving pipeline transportation safety is appreciated.

Addressee Acronym: ASME

Addressee Organization Type: A-Associations

Communication Date: 1997-03-07

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: P-81-34 RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMITTEE: DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR THE AMOUNT OF PIPE TO BE REMOVED IN THE REPAIR OF LONGITUDINAL SEAM FAILURES IN OPERATING PIPELINES. BECAUSE OF THE GUIDANCE THE COMMITTEE PUBLISHED IN SECTION 2 OF PARAGRAPH 192.713 OF THE GPTC GUIDE FOR GAS TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (THE GUIDE), P-81-34 HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED "CLOSED--ACCEPTABLE ACTION."