NTSB Safety Recommendation P-87-007

NTSB safety recommendation P-87-007.

THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: REQUIRE THAT ALL NEW GAS AND LIQUID TRANSMISSION PIPELINES BE CONSTRUCTED TO FACILITATE THE USE OF IN-LINE INSTRUMENT INSPECTION EQUIPMENT.

Priority: CLASS II

Overall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Issued Date: 1987-03-24

Adopted Date: 1987-02-18

Overall Date Closed: 1995-02-07

Synopsis: ON APRIL 27, 1985, NATURAL GAS UNDER 990 PSIG RUPTURED THE NO. 10 PIPELINE OF THE TEXAS GAS PIPELINE COMPANY SYSTEM. THE RUPTURE WAS IN AN AREA WEAKENED BY ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION THAT WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE PIPELINE'S CASING UNDER KENTUCKY STATE HIGHWAY 90 NEAR BEAUMONT, KENTUCKY. THE ENSUING FIRE KILLED FIVE PERSONS IN A HOUSE LOCATED NORTH OF THE RUPTURE, INJURED THREE PERSONS AS THEY FLED FROM THEIR HOUSE LOCATED SOUTH OF THE RUPTURE, AND DESTROYED SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF PROPERTY. ON FEBRUARY 21, 1986, NATURAL GAS UNDER 987 PSIG RUPTURED THE NO. 15 PIPELINE OF THE TEXAS EASTERN GAS PIPE LINE SYSTEM. THE RUPTURE WAS IN AN AREA WEAKENED BY GAL VANIC CORROSION AND WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF KENTUCKY STATE HIGHWAY 52 NEAR LANCASTER, KENTUCKY. THE FORCE OF THE ESCAPING GAS AND THE ENSUING FIRE INJURED THREE PERSONS AS THEY FLED FROM THEIR HOUSES, RESULTED IN THE EVACUATION OF 77 OTHER PERSONS, AND DESTROYED SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF PROPERTY.

Probable Cause: None

Ntsbnumber: DCA85FP011

Report Number: PAR-87-01

Addressee Name: RSPA

Addressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action

Addressee Date Closed: 1995-02-07

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1990-06-19

Communication Type: Recommendation Reiteration

Communication Contents: From the railroad accident report: Derailment of Southern Pacific Transportation Company freight train on May 12, 1989 and subsequent rupture of Calnev petroleum pipeline on May 25, 1989 in San Bernardino, California. The Board adopted this report on 6/19/1990. As a result of its investigation, the Safety Board also reiterated the following safety recommendations: P-84-26, P-87-6, P-87-7, P-87-22, and R-89-50.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1993-03-08

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: WE URGE YOU TO ACT AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED AS BEING HELD UP DUE TO THE REGULATORY REVIEW, ESPECIALLY ON THOSE THAT ARE 5 YEARS OLD OR OLDER. PENDING OUR RECEIPT OF YOUR PUBLISHED NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING, RECOMMENDATIONS P-87-6 & -7 HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED "OPEN--UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE."

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1995-02-07

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: (IN GREENSHEET) THE RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTING FROM THIS INVESTIGATION FOLLOW. THE ACCIDENT REPORT SUPPORTING THE FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER. IN THAT REPORT, THE BOARD CLASSIFIED P-87-6 & -7 "CLOSED--ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE," & CLASSIFIED P-87-22 "CLOSED--UNACCEPTABLE SUPERSEDED" BY P-95-1.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1990-11-27

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS TO BE ISSUED BY THE END OF 1990 REQUIRING NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE OPERATORS TO INSTALL FACILITIES TO INCORPORATE THE USE OF IN-LINE INSPECTION EQUIPMENT WHEN REPAIRING OR MODIFYING THEIR SYSTEMS WILL ALSO PROPOSE THAT ALL NEW GAS TRANSMISSION AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINES BE CONSTRUCTED TO FACILITATE THE USE OF IN-LINE INSPECTION EQUIPMENT.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1987-04-29

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: THE TOPICS OF THE NEED FOR AND FREQUENTLY OF POST-CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS OR TESTS TO DETERMINE PIPELINE FLAWS AND APPROPRIATE OPERATING PRESSURES AND THE USE OF THE IN-LINE EQUIPMENT ARE RELATED TO ONE OF THE PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN THE ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 11, 1987, AS DOCKET NO. PS-93. THE COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED ON MARCH 30, 1987, AND RSPA IS REVIEWING THE COMMENTS RECEIVED.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1992-04-09

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Communication Contents: THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS REGULATION HAS BEEN DELAYED PENDING THE PRESIDENT'S REGULATORY MORATORIUM AND EVALUATION OF ALL REGULATIONS WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT ECONOMIC GROWTH, MAY NO LONGER BE NECESSARY, OR IMPOSE NEEDLESS COSTS OR RED TAPE. AFTER THE MORATORIUM AND EVALUATION, WE PROJECT AN NPRM WILL BE PUBLISHED SOMETIME IN 1992.

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1987-06-24

Communication Type: Official Correspondence

Addressee Acronym: RSPA

Addressee Organization Type: G-Federal Government

Communication Date: 1991-04-02

Communication Type: Official Correspondence