ML17229A887

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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.C/A Includes Insp Equipment That Will 100% Identify Short Length
ML17229A887
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/19/1998
From: MALEC K J
External (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
REF-PT21-98 NUDOCS 9810280110
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CATEGORY1.REGULATORY XNFORMATION DISTRIBUTXON sYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9810280110 DOC.DATE:

98/10/19NOTARIZED:

NOFACIL:50-335 St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower6LightCo.50-389St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower6LightCo."AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION

~MALEC,K.J.

RECIP.NAME DOCKET¹05000335,05000389

SUBJECT:

Part21reptrepotential defectinSwagelokstainless steelfrontferrule,partnumberSS-503-1whichwasmachinedwithimproperlength.C/A includesinspecpxipment thatwill100'tidentifyshortlength.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE19TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:Part-21Rept(50DKT)ENOTES:RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-3PDINTERNAL:

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INPORECORDCTRNRCPDR1111NOACSILVER,ENUDOCSFULLTXT1111DTHlsDOCUMENTHASBEENSCANNEDNOTETOALIi"RZDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELP'USTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPZESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083FULLTEXTCONVERSXON REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR15ENCL15 Q~g+Qho~SWAGELOKCOMPANY29500SolonRoad,Solon,Ohio44139-3492 U.S.A.October19,1998DocumentControlDeskOfficeofReactorRegulation NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, DC20555

Subject:

DefectsPotentially Reportable under10CFRpart21Wearewritingaboutapotential defectinaSwagelokstainless steelfrontferrule,partnumberSS-503-1.

ThepartismarkedwiththeheatcodeIVDonit.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, aboutonepercentofthelotisincluded.

Corrective actionincludesinspection equipment thatwill100percentidentifythisshortlength.Asalesdrawingthatshowsaproperferruleandonewiththeshortlengthisenclosed.

Ifthereareanyquestions, pleasedonothesitatetocontactus.98i0280iiO 98iOi9'oo ADQCt4',OSOaOSSSS"PDRW<IiSincerely enanJ.MalecVicePresident andGeneralManagerTelephone:

440-2484600 Fax:440%9-5970 SS-503-1(IVD)Westinghouse ElectricCorp.P.O.¹MB-33772ProductID¹D18GV0197S RepairReplacement Service43pcs.SS-500-6-2BT FloridaPower8LightProductID¹R18FN0151 St.LucieNuclearPlant.PO¹0003283610pcs.SS-500-SET Mitsubishi HeavyIndustries Ltd.ProductID¹R17IE0516 KobeShipyard8Machinery

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