Cause & Consequence
- Failure of vessels or pipework
Incident Location
FPSO
Incident Activity
Production operations
Specific Incident Equipment
Hydraulic block on control valve,
Lessons Identified
The failure to pick up on the manufacturers safety message identifying the failure mode and inspect and change out corroded blocks for the improved design available was identified as the root cause.
Failed block incorporated socketed ball design an upgraded version with welded balls is now available.
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