{"operation":"document","citation":"P-90-008","title":"NTSB Safety Recommendation P-90-008","source_type":"guidance","agency":"National Transportation Safety Board","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"1990-04-20","effective_on":"1990-04-20","summary":"THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE KANSAS POWER AND LIGHT GAS SERVICE COMPANY: EXTEND, AS APPLICABLE, THE CURRENT PROGRAMS FOR LEAK SURVEYS, RENEWAL OF CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTIONS OF SERVICE LINES AND YARD LINES, AND REPLACEMENT OF CAST-IRON PIPE TO ITS GAS SYSTEMS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-90-008.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-90-008.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ntsb-recommendation-p-90-008","source_url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/P-90-008","body":"NTSB safety recommendation P-90-008.\n\nTHE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE KANSAS POWER AND LIGHT GAS SERVICE COMPANY: EXTEND, AS APPLICABLE, THE CURRENT PROGRAMS FOR LEAK SURVEYS, RENEWAL OF CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTIONS OF SERVICE LINES AND YARD LINES, AND REPLACEMENT OF CAST-IRON PIPE TO ITS GAS SYSTEMS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.\n\nPriority: CLASS II\n\nOverall Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nIssued Date: 1990-04-20\n\nAdopted Date: 1990-03-27\n\nOverall Date Closed: 1991-02-20\n\nSynopsis: IN A 7-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 16, 1988, THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATED 5 NATURAL GAS ACCIDENTS IN THE KANSAS CITY-TOPEKA AREA THAT INVOLVED THE GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS OWNED BY KANSAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY (KPL). CORROSION DAMAGE WAS INVOLVED ON EACH OF THE 3 GAS SERVICE LINES AND THE 2 CAST IRON GAS MAINS. EACH OF THE GAS LINES INVOLVED WERE INSTALLED BEFORE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM GAS PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS BECAME EFFECTIVE AND THE FAILURES ON THE GAS SERVICE LINES INVOLVED CUSTOMER-OWNED PIPE THAT HAD NOT BEEN PROTECTED AGAINST CORROSION DAMAGE. THESE ACCIDENTS KILLED 4 PEOPLE, INJURED 12 OTHERS AND DESTROYED 4 HOUSES.\n\nProbable Cause: None\n\nKeywords: Remote Operated Valves\n\nNtsbnumber: DCA89MP014\n\nReport Number: PAR-90-01\n\nAddressee Name: KPL Gas Service Company\n\nAddressee Status: Closed - Acceptable Action\n\nAddressee Date Closed: 1991-02-20\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1990-10-15\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nCommunication Contents: KPL GAS SERVICE'S CURRENT PROGRAMS FOR LEAK SURVEYS, RENEW AL OF CUSTOMER-OWNED PORTIONS OF SERVICE LINES & YARD LINES, AND REPLACEMENT OF CAST IRON PIPE HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXTENDED TO COMPANY'S GAS SYSTEMS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1991-02-20\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence\n\nAddressee Organization Type: P-Private Industry\n\nCommunication Date: 1990-10-05\n\nCommunication Type: Official Correspondence","truncated":false,"body_characters":2008}