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Another 6351 Tank
Explodes
This time close to home
Most dive centers in New
England will no longer fill these tanks. Check your tank and if it is
suspect, drain it now. For safety reasons, we are committed to getting these tanks off the
market. Thousands of tanks nationwide have already been taken out of service. It
is time to get the rest out now. Diving is an extremely safe sport and we want
to keep it that way. Feel free to bring your tank in and we will destroy it
safely for you so no one will get hurt.
Problem 6351
AluminumTanks
Luxfer Manufacturer with an original hydro date of 1988 and prior
Walter Kiddie (WK) Manufacturer - all
Note: All Catalina tanks are good. They used
aluminum 6061 not 6351.
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Incident Information
Dive Center: Pisces Diving – Tiverton, RI
June 13, 2007
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Fill Station
Reinforced Stainless Steel Tank
Tanks were placed in thick PVC Piping
to hold them in place Force was send
upward Due to this, the Fill Station
operator standing 3 feet away was not
hurt. |
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About the tank
Year 1982
Last Hydro/VIP June 2006
Tank was very clean inside
Exploded at approximately 1500-2000 psi
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Other Explosions to look at:
Here is a list I found on this website of 6351 tank
explosions -
http://www.luxfercylinders.com/support/faq/sustainedloadcracking-australia.shtml#q3
| DATE |
LOCATION |
LISTED CAUSE |
INJURY? |
MANUFACTURER |
| Oct-88 |
Southport, Australia |
SLC* |
No |
Luxfer |
| Jun-94 |
Miami, Florida |
SLC* |
Yes |
Luxfer |
| Jan-98 |
Corlette, Australia |
SLC* |
No |
CIG Gas Cylinders* |
| Feb-98 |
Riviera Beach, Florida |
SLC* |
Yes |
Walter Kidde |
| Aug-98 |
Tairua, New Zealand |
SLC* |
Yes |
Luxfer |
| Dec-98 |
Tampa, Flordia |
Not determined |
No |
Luxfer |
| Apr-99 |
British Colombia |
SLC* |
No |
Luxfer |
| Mar-00 |
Key Largo, Florida |
Not determined |
Yes |
Walter Kidde |
| Jun-00 |
Miyako Island, Japan |
SLC* |
No |
CIG Gas Cylinders |
| Jul-04 |
Luraville, Florida |
SLC |
Yes |
Luxfer |
| Jul-04 |
Oahu, Hawaii |
Not determined |
Yes |
Walter Kidde |
| Sep-04 |
Videlia, California |
Not determined |
No |
Walter Kidde |
| Jan-05 |
Perth, Australia |
SLC* |
No |
CIG Gas Cylinders |
| Jun-07 |
Tiverton, RI |
SLC* |
No |
Luxfer |
* SUSTAINED-LOAD CRACKING (SLC)
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