Part 21 Report - 1995-110
ACCESSION #: 9504100276
BETTIS CORPORATION 18703 GH Circle
Actuators & Controls P.O. Box 508
Waller, Texas 77484
Tel: 713/463-5100
Fax: 713/463-5103
April 6, 1995
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Inspection & Enforcement
Washington, DC 20555
Attention: Document Control Desk
Subject: 10CFR21 Notification
This formal notification concerns the potential spring problem with
Bettis Actuator, model NHD732-SR80, furnished in 1991 - 1992.
This notification was generated by an isolated warranty repair request.
During the evaluation process it was determined the failure was due to a
broken spring. The actuators were shipped in 1990 and have been in
service for two (2) years, stroking every five (5) minutes continuously
for twenty-four (24) hours a day in a hydrogen fed service, in a high
cycle commercial application.
The following customers have been notified by Federal Express this date.
The corrective action report associated with this notification is CAR
#0057.
Customer Purchase Order Bettis S.O. Serial No.
C & S Valve TDN-01026 91-9000A 1
C & S Valve TDN-01030 91-9001A 1
Enertech 57929-3 91-9008A 1-3
Enertech 58712-4 92-9004A 1-2
Neles Jamesbury 16140 91-9015A 4-21
The spring supplier was removed from the Bettis Approved Vendor List in
1992. Inventory has been purged, to verify that all springs (P/N 013752)
from Coiling Technology have been removed. Customers are requested to
contact Bettis for additional information or concerning the spring
replacement.
Cordially,
Anthony T. Locascio
Manager of Quality Assurance & Safety
Fax Message
From
VANESSA LANE
BETTIS Msg. #:
P.O. Box 508
Waller, TX 77484 # Pages: 2
Phone: (713) 463-5100
Company: US Nuclear Regulatory Date: April 6, 1995
Commission
Attention: Document Control Desk Reply to: X 713/463-5103
Fax #: (301) 415-2260 713/463-5153
Ref / Subj: 10CFR21 Filing
Please see the attached 10CFR21 notification. If there are any questions
please feel free to contact myself or Tony Locascio at (713) 463-5110.
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