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CSB Investigation Report No. 2010-06-I-GOM 2010 Safety Safety Environmental Environmental
Macondo / Deepwater Horizon Blowout
Macondo Well, Gulf of Mexico
Related equipment → Control valve (control_valve)
11Fatalities
17Injuries
Blowout / loss of well controlMechanism code SPO
Failure Mode · ISO 14224 Mapping
Damage mechanism (recorded in KB)
Blowout / loss of well controlSPO
ISO functional code (as recorded)
ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code
SPO · Spurious operation
ISO SPO — Spurious operation.
1What Happened

Blowout preventer (BOP) valve failed to close -> loss of well control

2Root Cause

BOP valve sticking + cement plug failure + inadequate well-integrity verification

3Reliability Lessons (from investigation root cause)
  • BOP valve sticking
  • cement plug failure
  • inadequate well-integrity verification
4Associated Failure Mechanisms (Keywords)
BOP valve sticking failed to actuate blowout valve stuck internal leak
About the Failure-Mode Code (click to expand)

The recorded code SPO is an ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code (describes what the equipment failed to do). The damage mechanism (how it failed) is shown in the Mapping block above. The two are distinct dimensions in ISO 14224.

5Evidence Source (transparent)
Authority:U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Official Report:www.csb.gov ↗
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Report No. 2010-06-I-GOM · Data from CSB public investigation conclusions, compiled by Reliability AI, for reliability demonstration purposes only. This case is derived from public incident investigation reports for learning purposes only. AIM does not endorse or guarantee its accuracy.