05000302/LER-1981-028-03, /03L-0:on 810509,emergency Feed Pump EFP-1 Found Inoperable.Caused by Overheating of Packing Due to Routine Wear.Pump Repacked & Functionally Tested

/03L-0:on 810509,emergency Feed Pump EFP-1 Found Inoperable.Caused by Overheating of Packing Due to Routine Wear.Pump Repacked & Functionally Tested

ML20004E494
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	06/05/1981
From:	Hernandez V FLORIDA POWER CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
Shared Package
ML20004E489	List: 05000302/LER-1981-028, Forwards LER 81-028/03L-0 05000302/LER-1981-028-03, /03L-0:on 810509,emergency Feed Pump EFP-1 Found Inoperable.Caused by Overheating of Packing Due to Routine Wear.Pump Repacked & Functionally Tested
References
LER-81-028-03L, LER-81-28-3L, NUDOCS 8106120261
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LER-1981-028, /03L-0:on 810509,emergency Feed Pump EFP-1 Found Inoperable.Caused by Overheating of Packing Due to Routine Wear.Pump Repacked & Functionally Tested

Event date:
Report date:
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2 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Report No.:

50-302/81-028/03L-0 Facility:

Crystal River Unit 3 Report Date:

June 5,1981 Occurrence Date:

May 9, 1981 Identification of Occurrence:

Emergency Feedwater Pump EFP-1 packing gland overheated, rendering it inoperable contrary to Technical Specification 3.7.1.2.

Conditions Prior to Occurrence:

Mode 3 hot shutdown (0%).

Description of Occurrence:

At 2212 during preparation for Reactor startup it was discovered that Emergency Feed Pump was rendered inoperable because its packing gland overheated. Maintenance was initiated and operabil-icy was restored at 0256 on May 10, 1981.

I Designation of Apparent Cause:

The cause of this event is attributed to overheating of the packing due to routine wear.

Analysis of Occurrence:

Redundancy was provided by Emergency Feed Pump EFP-2.

There was no effect upon the health or safet$- of the geceral public.

Corrective Action

The pump was repacked and functionally tested satisfactory.

No further corrective action is deemed necessary at this time.

The plant is developing an improved preventive maintenace progrtm which fs targeted for implementation by late 1982 and which may assist in preventing this type problem.

Failure Data:

This was the first occurrence for EFP-1 and this is the eighth event reported under this Specification.

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