Severity
Near-Miss
Leak
No
Ignition
No
During maintenance on a breakaway fitting, a review of the pressure rating of the adapter fitting connecting the pipe to the breakaway found the adapter to be under rated for the design pressure. While the male straight-thread side of the "standard" fitting was rated to 7700 psig, the female compression-tube end of the same fitting was rated to only 4900 psig. The adapter was replaced with a fitting of increased wall thickness meeting the design pressure rating.
Incident Date
Feb 10, 2009
Setting
Equipment
- Vehicle & Fueling Systems
- Fueling Dispenser
- Vehicle & Fueling Systems
- Fueling Hose
Damage and Injuries
Probable Cause
Contributing Factors
Characteristics
When Incident Discovered
Lessons Learned
Consider design review of all adapter fittings.
Post date
September, 2017