ML17317A735

LER 78-079/03L-0:on 781019,engine Failed to Start While Attempting to Prove Operability of 2AB Emergency Diesel in Order to Remove 2CD Diesel from Svc.Cause for Apparent Lack of Fuel Could Not Be Determined

ML17317A735
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	11/08/1978
From:	WIZNER D G INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO.
To:
Shared Package
ML17317A732	List: ML17317A731 ML17317A733 ML17317A734 ML17317A735
References
LER-78-079-03L, LER-78-79-3L, NUDOCS 7811140232
Download: ML17317A735 (2)

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I RC FORM 366 I1I77J 9 t~NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSEE EVENT REPORT 0 1 9 7 8061 1 0 8 7 EVENT DATE 74 75 REPORT DATE 2CD DIESEL FROM SERVICE, lHE ENGINE FAILED TO START.THIS CONSTITUTED AN IN-CONTROL BLOCK: Qi (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE ALL REQUIR O INFORMATION)

I 6 M 1 0 C C 2 QE 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 Q34 1 1)1 OR~OR 7 8 9 LICENSEE CODE 14 15 LICENSE NUh'IBER 25 26 LICENSE TYPE 30 57 CAT 58 CON'T soURcE MLO 0 5 0 0 0 3 1 6 7 1 Oe 7 8 60 61 DOCKET NUMBER 68 69 80 EVENT OESCRIPTION ANO PROBABLE CONSEOUENCES Q10 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PROVE OPERABILITY OF 2AB EMERG DIESEL IN ORDER TO REMOVE 4~OPERABLE POWER SOURCE PER T.S.3.8.1.1.INVEST I GAT I ON REVEALED APPARENT LACK OF FUEL TO THE INJECTOR PUMPS.ENGINE WAS AGAIN TESTED AND DID START ON THE TH I RD ATTEMPT FUEL F I LTER ELEMENT WAS RE/10VED AND INSPECTED~COND I T I ON OF ELEMENT APPEARED SATISFACTORY~

BUT A NEW ELEMENT WAS INSTALLED.

ENGINE WAS INOPERABLE FOR 2 7 MINUTESNO PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES 7 8 9 80~oe ING THE ACTION DESCRIBED IN ITEM 10 ABOVE'HE ENGINE STARTED SATISFACTO-RILY AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS SUBSEQUENT TO THE SYSTEM CAUSE CAUSE COMP.VALVE CODE CODE SUBCODE COMPONENT CODE SUBCOOE SUBCOOE~<<O>>~8OIE~OIO'<<M 8OI.~zOIE~zOIE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 19 20 SEQUENTIAL OCCURRENCE REPORT REVISION LER/RQ EVENT YEAR REPORT NO.CODE TYPE NO.QI7 REPOIIT~78~~~~~~03~L-~0 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 ACTION FUTURE EFFECT SHUTDOWN ATI'ACHh'IENT NPR~PRIME COMP.COMPONENT TAKEN ACTION ON PLANT hIETHQO HOURS Q22 SUBMITTED FORM SUB.SUPPLIER MANUFACTURER 016mQle mZ020 MZQ" O O O O~N023~024~LQ>>W 3 1 4 06 33 34 35 36 37 40 41 42 43 44 47 CAUSE OESCRIPTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS 027 0 THE CAUSE FOR THE APPARENT LACK OF FUEL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

F EVENT.SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE, NO FURTHER ACTICN IS PLANNED.7 8 9 FACILITY STATUS 5 POWER 8~EQ28 0 I~90 Q29 7 8 9 10 12 13'CTIVITY CONTENT RELEASED OF RELEASE 6~z Q33~Z034 7 8 9 10 PERSONNEL EXPOSURES NUMBER TYPE DESCRIPTION Q3e 7 L0 0 0~0~0 IQ3 7 2 Q3 8 NA 7 8 9 11 12 13 PERSONNEL INJURIES 7 8 9 11 12 LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO FACILITY Q43 TYPE DESCRIPTION z Q42 NA 7 8 9 10 PUBLICITY ISSUED DESCRIPTION Q KZ WN044 NA 7 8 9 10 AMOUNT QF ACTIVITY Q NA 45 NRC USE ONLY 68 69 METHOD QF OTHER STATUS~DISCOVERY DISCOVERY DESCRIPTION Q32 NA~BQ31 REDUNDANT E UIPMENT OPERABILITY TEST 44 45 46 LOCATION OF RELEASE Q 80 80 80 80 80 80 80~ER NAME OF PREPARER G WIZNER PHQNE.616-465-5901 EXT.398 a.

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