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j~REGULATORY INFORMATXON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)4PACCESSION NBR:9810210180 DOC.DATE:
98/10/19NOTARIZED:
NOFACIL:50-335 St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPowerRLightCo.50-389St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower6LightCo.-AUTH.NAME"AUTHORAFFILIATION MALEC,KJ.RECIPMMERECIPIENT AFFILIATION HODGE,V.DOCKET0500033505000389


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Part21reptrepotentialdefectinSwagelokstainlesssteelfrontferrule,partnumberSS-503-1,whichwasmachinedwithimproperlength.Inspecpxipmentthatwill100%identifyshortlength.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE19TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:Part21Rept(50DKT)NOTES:ATEGRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-3PDINTERNA:FILECENTER01NRRDRPMPECB/BRES/DET/EIBRGN2RGN4COPIESLTTRENCL11111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEGLEAVES,WNRR/DRPM/PECBPDRWARD,M.RGN1RGN3COPIESLTTRENCLEXTERNAL:INPORECORDCTRNRCPDR1111NOACSILVER,ENUDOCSFULLTXTD~~~VR@O.ej"xR"-98~~P+(g~>NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415<<2083FULLTEXTCONVERSIONREQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR~ENCL15  
Part21reptrepotential defectinSwagelokstainless steelfrontferrule,partnumberSS-503-1,which wasmachinedwithimproperlength.Insp ecpxipment thatwill100%identifyshortlength.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE19TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:Part21Rept(50DKT)NOTES:ATEGRECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-3PDINTERNA:FILECENTER01NRRDRPMPECB/BRES/DET/EIB RGN2RGN4COPIESLTTRENCL11111111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME GLEAVES,W NRR/DRPM/PECB PDRWARD,M.RGN1RGN3COPIESLTTRENCLEXTERNAL:
INPORECORDCTRNRCPDR1111NOACSILVER,ENUDOCSFULLTXTD~~~VR@O.ej"xR"-98~~P+(g~>NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415<<2083FULLTEXTCONVERSION REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR~ENCL15  
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0Q~~QQX04SWAGSLOKCOMPANY29500SolonRoad,SoIon,Ohio441394492 U.S.A.October19,1998DocumentControlDeskOfficeofReactorRegulation NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, DC20555


==Subject:==
==Subject:==
DefectsPotentiallyReportableunder10CFRpart21WearewritingaboutapotentialdefectinaSwageloksta!nlesssteelfrontferrule,partnumberSS-503-1.ThepartismarkedwiththeheatcodelVDonit.ThefrontferruleisshippedasacomponentinaSwageloktubefitting,orsoldasareplacementpart.Thelistofutilitiestowhomwehavesoldthesepartsisenclosed.Wearenotifyingeachlicenseeconcurrentlywiththisnotice.Thepotentialproblemisthattheferrulewasmachinedwithanimproperlength,resultinginthe45degreechamferatthetrailingedgetobemissing.Laboratorytestingofthisparthasshownthatitwillleakimmediatelyongasservice,andwillholdtoabout2.5timesworkingpressureofthetubingduringahydraulicpressuretest,Theimproperlengthwascausedbyinsufficientfeedoutofthebaronamultiplespindlemachine.Ouranalysisshowsthatthiswouldbeafirstparterrorandthatonlyasmallnumberofferrulesareaffected.Ourautomatedassemblyequipmentissettorejectthiscondition,andofthepartsthatwerenotsentthroughautomatedassembly,aboutonepercentofthelotisfnciuded.Correctiveactionincludesinspectionequipmentthatwill100percentidentifythisshortlength.Asalesdrawingthatshowsaproperferruleandonewiththeshortlengthisenclosed.Ifthereareanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetocontactus.Sincerely9810210180981019PDRADQCK05000335PDRenanJ.MalecVicePresidentandGeneralManagerTelephone:440-24S.4600Fax:444349.5970 V
DefectsPotentially Reportable under10CFRpart21Wearewritingaboutapotential defectinaSwageloksta!nless steelfrontferrule,partnumberSS-503-1.
SwagelokCompany29500SolonRoad,Solon,OH44139Phone:440-2484600Fax:440-349-5970FACSIMILECOVERSHEETDate:To:From:October19,1998DocumentControlDeskBruceFluscheTotalPages:Subject10CFR21notiTicationOriginaltofollowbycertifiedmailCONFIDENTIALITYNOTE:ThiscoversheetandthedocumentsaccompanyingitcontainconfidentialInformationthatbelongstothesenderandIslegallyprivileged.TheinformationIsintendedonlyforusebytherecipientnamedabove.Ifyouarenottheintendedrecipient.beawarethatanydisclosure,copying,distribution,oruseofitscontentsisprohibited.Ifyouhavereceivedthiscommunicationinerror,pleasecontactthesenderimmediately.  
ThepartismarkedwiththeheatcodelVDonit.Thefrontferruleisshippedasacomponent inaSwageloktubefitting,orsoldasareplacement part.Thelistofutilities towhomwehavesoldthesepartsisenclosed.
-~I~l<<jI SS-503-1(IVD)WestinghouseElectricCorp.P.O.4MB-33772-ProductID0D18GV0197SRepairReplacementService43'cs.SS-500-6-2BTFloridaPower8LightProductID0R18FN0151St,IucieNuclearPlantPO00003283610pcs.SS-500-SETMitsubishiHeavyIndustriesLtd.ProductID5R17IE0516KobeShipyard8Machinery02303944-KG-86556438pcs.SS-503-1  
Wearenotifying eachlicenseeconcurrently withthisnotice.Thepotential problemisthattheferrulewasmachinedwithanimproperlength,resulting inthe45degreechamferatthetrailingedgetobemissing.Laboratory testingofthisparthasshownthatitwillleakimmediately ongasservice,andwillholdtoabout2.5timesworkingpressureofthetubingduringahydraulic pressuretest,Theimproperlengthwascausedbyinsufficient feedoutofthebaronamultiplespindlemachine.Ouranalysisshowsthatthiswouldbeafirstparterrorandthatonlyasmallnumberofferrulesareaffected.
Ourautomated assemblyequipment issettorejectthiscondition, andofthepartsthatwerenotsentthroughautomated
: assembly, aboutonepercentofthelotisfnciuded.
Corrective actionincludesinspection equipment thatwill100percentidentifythisshortlength.Asalesdrawingthatshowsaproperferruleandonewiththeshortlengthisenclosed.
Ifthereareanyquestions, pleasedonothesitatetocontactus.Sincerely 9810210180 981019PDRADQCK05000335PDRenanJ.MalecVicePresident andGeneralManagerTelephone:
440-24S.4600 Fax:444349.5970 V
SwagelokCompany29500SolonRoad,Solon,OH44139Phone:440-2484600 Fax:440-349-5970 FACSIMILE COVERSHEETDate:To:From:October19,1998DocumentControlDeskBruceFluscheTotalPages:Subject10CFR21notiTication Originaltofollowbycertified mailCONFIDENTIALITY NOTE:Thiscoversheetandthedocuments accompanying itcontainconfidential Information thatbelongstothesenderandIslegallyprivileged.
Theinformation Isintendedonlyforusebytherecipient namedabove.Ifyouarenottheintendedrecipient.
beawarethatanydisclosure, copying,distribution, oruseofitscontentsisprohibited.
Ifyouhavereceivedthiscommunication inerror,pleasecontactthesenderimmediately.  
-~I~l<<jI SS-503-1(IVD)Westinghouse ElectricCorp.P.O.4MB-33772-ProductID0D18GV0197S RepairReplacement Service43'cs.SS-500-6-2BT FloridaPower8LightProductID0R18FN0151 St,IucieNuclearPlantPO00003283610pcs.SS-500-SET Mitsubishi HeavyIndustries Ltd.ProductID5R17IE0516 KobeShipyard8Machinery 02303944-KG-865564 38pcs.SS-503-1  
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~~il~I,lfI'vilgetaxCCVS"ANGELOSwage!c~~ron(f4lt:~ice!o'ksCXO'"'l8~wagehk~IQ fl INERTACCEPTABLE'IOxSIZEFULLSIZENOTACCEPTABLE10xSIZEFULLSIZECUSTOMERDRAMlhlGS~a<~~~<5WAGELOKCOMPAHV-ORAWIHGHOTTOSCALE.-OIMEHSIOHSAREIHCMESOVERWILLIHETERS).-ORAWIHGISSVBMCTTOCIIAHGEWITHOUTHOTICE.CAMEPfOATE~7=0IfOlft/of'f~TITLE]ART503-1 GENERALINFORMATXONorOTHEREVENTNUMBER:34934LICENSEE:SWAGELOKCOMPANY,SOLON,OHCITY:SOLONREGION:3COUNTY:STATE:OHLICENSES:AGREEMENT:NDOCKET:NRCNOTIFIEDBY:BRUCEFLUSCHEHQOPSOFFICER:DICKJOLLIFFEEMERGENCYCLASS:NOTAPPLICABLE10CFRSECTION:CCCC21.21UNSPECIFIEDPARAGRAPHNOTIFICATIONDATE:10/19/98NOTIFICATIONTIME:16:58[ET]EVENTDATE:10/19/98EVENTTIME:12:00[EDT]LASTUPDATEDATE:10/19/98NOTXFICATIONSMARKLESSER,REG2RDOVERNHODGENRREVENTTEXT10CFRPART21REPORT-DEFECTIVESWAGELOKTUBEFITTINGFRONTFERRULESWAGELOKCOMPANYPERSONNELREPORTEDAPOTENTIALDEFECTINASWAGELOKSTAINLESSSTEELFRONTFERRULE,PARTNUMBERSS-503-1.THEPARTISMARKEDWITHTHEHEATCODEnIVD"ONIT.THEFRONTFERRULEISSHIPPEDAS,ACOMPONENTINASWAGELOKTUBEFITTING,ORSOLDASAREPLACEMENTPART.THEPOTENTIALPROBLEMISTHATTHEFERRULEWASMACHINEDWITHANIMPROPERLENGTH,RESULTINGINA45DEGREECHAMFERATTHETRAILINGEDGETOBEMISSING.SWAGELOKLABORATORYTESTINGOFTHISPARTHASSHOWNTHATITWILLLEAKIMMEDIATELYONGASSERVICEANDWXLLHOLDTOABOUT2.5TIMESWORKINGPRESSUREOFTHETUBINGDURINGAHYDRAULICPRESSURETEST.THEIMPROPERLENGTHWASCAUSEDBYINSUFFICIENTFEEDOUTOFTHEBARONAMULTIPLESPXNDLEMACHINE.SWAGELOK.ANALYSISSHOWSTHATTHISWOULDBEAFIRSTPARTERRORANDTHATONLYASMALLNUMBEROFFERRULESAREAFFECTED.SWAGELOKAUTOMATEDASSEMBLYEQUIPMENTISSETTOREJECTTHISCONDITIONANDOFTHEPARTSTHATWERENOTSENTTHROUGHAUTOMATEDASSEMBLYABOUT1oOFTHELOTISINCLUDEDSWAGELOKCORRECTIVEACTIONINCLUDESINSPECTIONEQUIPMENTTHATWILL100~oIDENTIFYTHISSHORTLENGTH.THESWAGELOKREPORTINCLUDESASALESDRAWINGTHATSHOWSAPROPERFERRULEANDONEWITHTHESHORTLENGTH.SWAGELOKCOMPANYOFFICXALSHAVENOTIFIEDORGANIZATIONSTHATHAVEPURCHASEDSWAGELOKFITTINGSWITHTHESEFERRULES-STLUCIEPLANT,WESTINGHOUSE,ANDMITSUBISHIKOBESHIPYARDEcMACHINERY,JAPAN.}}
~~il~I,lfI'vilgetax CCVS"ANGELOSwage!c~~ron(f4lt:~ice!o'ksCXO'"'l8~wagehk~IQ fl INERTACCEPTABLE
'IOxSIZEFULLSIZENOTACCEPTABLE 10xSIZEFULLSIZECUSTOMERDRAMlhlGS~a<~~~<5WAGELOKCOMPAHV-ORAWIHGHOTTOSCALE.-OIMEHSIOHS AREIHCMESOVERWILLIHETERS).-ORAWIHGISSVBMCTTOCIIAHGEWITHOUTHOTICE.CAMEPfOATE~7=0IfOlft/of'f~TITLE]ART503-1 GENERALINFORMATXON orOTHEREVENTNUMBER:34934LICENSEE:
SWAGELOKCOMPANY,SOLON,OHCITY:SOLONREGION:3COUNTY:STATE:OHLICENSES:
AGREEMENT:
NDOCKET:NRCNOTIFIEDBY:BRUCEFLUSCHEHQOPSOFFICER:DICKJOLLIFFEEMERGENCY CLASS:NOTAPPLICABLE 10CFRSECTION:CCCC21.21UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH NOTIFICATION DATE:10/19/98NOTIFICATION TIME:16:58[ET]EVENTDATE:10/19/98EVENTTIME:12:00[EDT]
LASTUPDATEDATE:10/19/98NOTXFICATIONS MARKLESSER,REG2RDOVERNHODGENRREVENTTEXT10CFRPART21REPORT-DEFECTIVE SWAGELOKTUBEFITTINGFRONTFERRULESWAGELOKCOMPANYPERSONNEL REPORTEDAPOTENTIAL DEFECTINASWAGELOKSTAINLESS STEELFRONTFERRULE,PARTNUMBERSS-503-1.
THEPARTISMARKEDWITHTHEHEATCODEnIVD"ONIT.THEFRONTFERRULEISSHIPPEDAS,ACOMPONENT INASWAGELOKTUBEFITTING,ORSOLDASAREPLACEMENT PART.THEPOTENTIAL PROBLEMISTHATTHEFERRULEWASMACHINEDWITHANIMPROPERLENGTH,RESULTING INA45DEGREECHAMFERATTHETRAILINGEDGETOBEMISSING.SWAGELOKLABORATORY TESTINGOFTHISPARTHASSHOWNTHATITWILLLEAKIMMEDIATELY ONGASSERVICEANDWXLLHOLDTOABOUT2.5TIMESWORKINGPRESSUREOFTHETUBINGDURINGAHYDRAULIC PRESSURETEST.THEIMPROPERLENGTHWASCAUSEDBYINSUFFICIENT FEEDOUTOFTHEBARONAMULTIPLESPXNDLEMACHINE.SWAGELOK.ANALYSIS SHOWSTHATTHISWOULDBEAFIRSTPARTERRORANDTHATONLYASMALLNUMBEROFFERRULESAREAFFECTED.
SWAGELOKAUTOMATED ASSEMBLYEQUIPMENT ISSETTOREJECTTHISCONDITION ANDOFTHEPARTSTHATWERENOTSENTTHROUGHAUTOMATED ASSEMBLYABOUT1oOFTHELOTISINCLUDEDSWAGELOKCORRECTIVE ACTIONINCLUDESINSPECTION EQUIPMENT THATWILL100~oIDENTIFYTHISSHORTLENGTH.THESWAGELOKREPORTINCLUDESASALESDRAWINGTHATSHOWSAPROPERFERRULEANDONEWITHTHESHORTLENGTH.SWAGELOKCOMPANYOFFICXALS HAVENOTIFIEDORGANIZATIONS THATHAVEPURCHASED SWAGELOKFITTINGSWITHTHESEFERRULES-STLUCIEPLANT,WESTINGHOUSE, ANDMITSUBISHI KOBESHIPYARDEcMACHINERY, JAPAN.}}

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Part 21 Rept Re Potential Defect in Swagelok Stainless Steel Front Ferrule,Part Number SS-503-1,which Was Machined with Improper Length.Insp Equipment That Will 100% Identify Short Length
ML17229A878
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/19/1998
From: MALEC K J
External (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To: HODGE V
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
References
REF-PT21-98 NUDOCS 9810210180
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rIrCATEGORY,1>>

j~REGULATORY INFORMATXON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)4PACCESSION NBR:9810210180 DOC.DATE:

98/10/19NOTARIZED:

NOFACIL:50-335 St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPowerRLightCo.50-389St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower6LightCo.-AUTH.NAME"AUTHORAFFILIATION MALEC,KJ.RECIPMMERECIPIENT AFFILIATION HODGE,V.DOCKET0500033505000389

SUBJECT:

Part21reptrepotential defectinSwagelokstainless steelfrontferrule,partnumberSS-503-1,which wasmachinedwithimproperlength.Insp ecpxipment thatwill100%identifyshortlength.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE19TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:Part21Rept(50DKT)NOTES:ATEGRECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-3PDINTERNA:FILECENTER01NRRDRPMPECB/BRES/DET/EIB RGN2RGN4COPIESLTTRENCL11111111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME GLEAVES,W NRR/DRPM/PECB PDRWARD,M.RGN1RGN3COPIESLTTRENCLEXTERNAL:

INPORECORDCTRNRCPDR1111NOACSILVER,ENUDOCSFULLTXTD~~~VR@O.ej"xR"-98~~P+(g~>NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415<<2083FULLTEXTCONVERSION REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR~ENCL15

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0Q~~QQX04SWAGSLOKCOMPANY29500SolonRoad,SoIon,Ohio441394492 U.S.A.October19,1998DocumentControlDeskOfficeofReactorRegulation NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, DC20555

Subject:

DefectsPotentially Reportable under10CFRpart21Wearewritingaboutapotential defectinaSwageloksta!nless steelfrontferrule,partnumberSS-503-1.

ThepartismarkedwiththeheatcodelVDonit.Thefrontferruleisshippedasacomponent inaSwageloktubefitting,orsoldasareplacement part.Thelistofutilities towhomwehavesoldthesepartsisenclosed.

Wearenotifying eachlicenseeconcurrently withthisnotice.Thepotential problemisthattheferrulewasmachinedwithanimproperlength,resulting inthe45degreechamferatthetrailingedgetobemissing.Laboratory testingofthisparthasshownthatitwillleakimmediately ongasservice,andwillholdtoabout2.5timesworkingpressureofthetubingduringahydraulic pressuretest,Theimproperlengthwascausedbyinsufficient feedoutofthebaronamultiplespindlemachine.Ouranalysisshowsthatthiswouldbeafirstparterrorandthatonlyasmallnumberofferrulesareaffected.

Ourautomated assemblyequipment issettorejectthiscondition, andofthepartsthatwerenotsentthroughautomated

assembly, aboutonepercentofthelotisfnciuded.

Corrective actionincludesinspection equipment thatwill100percentidentifythisshortlength.Asalesdrawingthatshowsaproperferruleandonewiththeshortlengthisenclosed.

Ifthereareanyquestions, pleasedonothesitatetocontactus.Sincerely 9810210180 981019PDRADQCK05000335PDRenanJ.MalecVicePresident andGeneralManagerTelephone:

440-24S.4600 Fax:444349.5970 V

SwagelokCompany29500SolonRoad,Solon,OH44139Phone:440-2484600 Fax:440-349-5970 FACSIMILE COVERSHEETDate:To:From:October19,1998DocumentControlDeskBruceFluscheTotalPages:Subject10CFR21notiTication Originaltofollowbycertified mailCONFIDENTIALITY NOTE:Thiscoversheetandthedocuments accompanying itcontainconfidential Information thatbelongstothesenderandIslegallyprivileged.

Theinformation Isintendedonlyforusebytherecipient namedabove.Ifyouarenottheintendedrecipient.

beawarethatanydisclosure, copying,distribution, oruseofitscontentsisprohibited.

Ifyouhavereceivedthiscommunication inerror,pleasecontactthesenderimmediately.

-~I~l<<jI SS-503-1(IVD)Westinghouse ElectricCorp.P.O.4MB-33772-ProductID0D18GV0197S RepairReplacement Service43'cs.SS-500-6-2BT FloridaPower8LightProductID0R18FN0151 St,IucieNuclearPlantPO00003283610pcs.SS-500-SET Mitsubishi HeavyIndustries Ltd.ProductID5R17IE0516 KobeShipyard8Machinery 02303944-KG-865564 38pcs.SS-503-1

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~~il~I,lfI'vilgetax CCVS"ANGELOSwage!c~~ron(f4lt:~ice!o'ksCXO'"'l8~wagehk~IQ fl INERTACCEPTABLE

'IOxSIZEFULLSIZENOTACCEPTABLE 10xSIZEFULLSIZECUSTOMERDRAMlhlGS~a<~~~<5WAGELOKCOMPAHV-ORAWIHGHOTTOSCALE.-OIMEHSIOHS AREIHCMESOVERWILLIHETERS).-ORAWIHGISSVBMCTTOCIIAHGEWITHOUTHOTICE.CAMEPfOATE~7=0IfOlft/of'f~TITLE]ART503-1 GENERALINFORMATXON orOTHEREVENTNUMBER:34934LICENSEE:

SWAGELOKCOMPANY,SOLON,OHCITY:SOLONREGION:3COUNTY:STATE:OHLICENSES:

AGREEMENT:

NDOCKET:NRCNOTIFIEDBY:BRUCEFLUSCHEHQOPSOFFICER:DICKJOLLIFFEEMERGENCY CLASS:NOTAPPLICABLE 10CFRSECTION:CCCC21.21UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH NOTIFICATION DATE:10/19/98NOTIFICATION TIME:16:58[ET]EVENTDATE:10/19/98EVENTTIME:12:00[EDT]

LASTUPDATEDATE:10/19/98NOTXFICATIONS MARKLESSER,REG2RDOVERNHODGENRREVENTTEXT10CFRPART21REPORT-DEFECTIVE SWAGELOKTUBEFITTINGFRONTFERRULESWAGELOKCOMPANYPERSONNEL REPORTEDAPOTENTIAL DEFECTINASWAGELOKSTAINLESS STEELFRONTFERRULE,PARTNUMBERSS-503-1.

THEPARTISMARKEDWITHTHEHEATCODEnIVD"ONIT.THEFRONTFERRULEISSHIPPEDAS,ACOMPONENT INASWAGELOKTUBEFITTING,ORSOLDASAREPLACEMENT PART.THEPOTENTIAL PROBLEMISTHATTHEFERRULEWASMACHINEDWITHANIMPROPERLENGTH,RESULTING INA45DEGREECHAMFERATTHETRAILINGEDGETOBEMISSING.SWAGELOKLABORATORY TESTINGOFTHISPARTHASSHOWNTHATITWILLLEAKIMMEDIATELY ONGASSERVICEANDWXLLHOLDTOABOUT2.5TIMESWORKINGPRESSUREOFTHETUBINGDURINGAHYDRAULIC PRESSURETEST.THEIMPROPERLENGTHWASCAUSEDBYINSUFFICIENT FEEDOUTOFTHEBARONAMULTIPLESPXNDLEMACHINE.SWAGELOK.ANALYSIS SHOWSTHATTHISWOULDBEAFIRSTPARTERRORANDTHATONLYASMALLNUMBEROFFERRULESAREAFFECTED.

SWAGELOKAUTOMATED ASSEMBLYEQUIPMENT ISSETTOREJECTTHISCONDITION ANDOFTHEPARTSTHATWERENOTSENTTHROUGHAUTOMATED ASSEMBLYABOUT1oOFTHELOTISINCLUDEDSWAGELOKCORRECTIVE ACTIONINCLUDESINSPECTION EQUIPMENT THATWILL100~oIDENTIFYTHISSHORTLENGTH.THESWAGELOKREPORTINCLUDESASALESDRAWINGTHATSHOWSAPROPERFERRULEANDONEWITHTHESHORTLENGTH.SWAGELOKCOMPANYOFFICXALS HAVENOTIFIEDORGANIZATIONS THATHAVEPURCHASED SWAGELOKFITTINGSWITHTHESEFERRULES-STLUCIEPLANT,WESTINGHOUSE, ANDMITSUBISHI KOBESHIPYARDEcMACHINERY, JAPAN.