Part 21 Report - 1997-060

 
 

LICENSEE: LIMITORQUE CORPORATION             

SITE: LIMITORQUE CORPORATION                EN NUMBER:31665

DOCKET:                                  EVENT DATE: 01-27-97

RX TYPE:                                 EVENT TIME: 00:00

VENDORS:                                NOTIFY DATE: 01-27-97

EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A  REGION: 2 STATE: VA      TIME: 09:35

OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD           

10 CFR SECTION: NINF                      INFORMATION ONLY     



LIMITORQUE WAS ALERTED TO THE EXISTENCE OF A COUNTERFEIT         

COMPONENT INSTALLED IN A LIMITORQUE ACTUATOR AT A NUCLEAR POWER  

PLANT.                                                           

                                                                 

THE UNIDENTIFIED COMPONENT IS CONSIDERED "CRITICAL" BY LIMITORQUE

CORPORATION. THE COMPONENT, WHICH HAD FAILED, WAS SENT TO        

LIMITORQUE FOR ROOT CAUSE FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE ANALYSIS REVEALED

THAT THE FAILED COMPONENT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED BY LIMITORQUE AND 

WAS DEFICIENT. LIMITORQUE REPORTED THAT THIS COMPONENT WAS NOT   

INSTALLED IN AN ACTUATOR REQUIRED TO PERFORM A SAFETY RELATED    

FUNCTION. THE COMPONENT WAS APPARENTLY PURCHASED FROM THE        

"SURPLUS" RESALE MARKET.