ML17229A878

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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
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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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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:

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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.

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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.