Cause & Consequence
- Uncontrolled release of a flammable gas or liquid
Incident Location
Fixed Installation
Incident Activity
Production operations
Specific Incident Equipment
Gas export compressor
Lessons Identified
The seal was found to have failed due to poor bonding between a white metal seal ring and the main seal shell creating a leak path.
OEM vendor has now been instructed to NDT seals to ensure competent bonding.
Incident Recommendations
Replace defective seal with a new seal which has been inspected to ensure proper bonding
Send seal back to OEM vendor for full analysis
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