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Phillips 66 (2538), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 83456 |
| State Police # | 05-07769 |
| Accident Date | 2005-10-27 |
| Report Date | 2005-11-07 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | 20hrs 38 m | FLARE (Area B South Flare EP-31) | NO | YES | NO | 9,514.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As:
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure
Incident due to excessive flaring associated with FCC unit Start-up.
Discharge Preventable - No
Notes/Remedial Actions
Facility personnel were having difficulty in starting a compressor during the FCC start up due to faulty instrumentation on the compressor suction drum. Once the instrumentation was repaired, operations completed start yp of the unit and the release en
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