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CONTENTS

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1. Purpose.

2. Scope

3. Applicable Documents.

4. Responsibilities
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5. Definitions

6. Procedure

7. Acceptance
Criteria

8. Records
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8.1.

Forms: .

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1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this document is to reinforcing the activities that will be carried out
for the performance of the pneumatic tests that are required on reinforcement pads
of nozzles, saddles, attachments etc.

2. SCOPE
This procedure applies in all pneumatic test performed on reinforcement pads by
Cromanza, S.A. de C.V.., at shop and field site, in accordance with ASME Section
VIII Div. 1 and purchaser specifications.

3. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

- Chapter 4, 9, and 10, of the Quality Control System Manual

- Section VIII Division 1, of the ASME Code, for Boiler and Pressure Vessels 2013
Edition
4. RESPONSIBILITIES
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Quality Control Manager shall be responsible the revision and approval, and
updating of this procedure and approval of test certificates, witnessing of test by
himself or his designee.
Coordinate all activities related to the verification and record of pneumatic tests,
preparation and preservation of calibrated gages in accordance with this
procedure. Also, review of test certificates their filling and preservation.

Engineering Manager shall establish fabrication drawings, the test pressure

rate and special instructions when applicable, to which the equipment or
component will be tested, in accordance to applicable Customer and Code
requirements.

Construction Manager shall be responsible for the preparation of pads to be

tested, installation of test gages and/or recorders.

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5. DEFINITIONS
The following definitions are applicable to this document:
LEAK: Is the evidence that a fluid is passing from on side to another in a closed
vessel, independent the amount of fluid.
6. PROCEDURE

The inspection area shall be clean and free of dirt, oxidation, scale, slag, splatters,
oil or other foreigner materials that can hide weld defects.
The reinforcement pad shall have one threaded hole of NPT in that which shall
be applied the air at least to 15 psi for a sufficient time to permit inspection of the
welds.
The examination shall be made using soaps suds looking for any leakage inside
and outside of the nozzle and on the pipe neck to reinforcement pad weld, and the
reinforcement pad to vessel weld.
7. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIAL
No leaks are permitted. In the case that is detected any leak, this one has to be
repaired using approved welding procedure, and retested using the procedure
described above.
8. RECORDS
All the records and other documents originated by the activities described in this
procedure shall be maintained by the Quality Control Manager on Job File and shall
be properly filled.
8.1.

FORMS

The Pneumatic Test results shall be recorder in the Traveler Sheet; acceptance
of the test is obtained by signature and dated in the document

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Authorized Inspector

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