Extent of Inspections on Small-bore Piping, Dead legs, Auxiliary Piping, and Threaded
Connections
Small Bore Piping
(SBP)
Inspected same as other
piping for primary process
piping
Inspected different if piping
for secondary process piping
Class 1 and 2 secondary SBP
same requirements as
primary process
Class 3 and Class 4 secondary
SBP is optional
Insulated SBP the same
inspection practices for CUI
as the primary piping
Deadleg Inspection
Dead legs with CMLs should be
tracked in a separate piping
circuit from the mainline piping
Dead legs may be combined
into one circuit
Risk assessment can be useful in
determining which piping
system dead legs may be a
higher
accelerated corrosion above
and below liquid interfaces
Infrared thermography may be
useful for locating liquid
interfaces in deadlegs
Auxiliary Piping Threaded-connection Inspection and
Inspection Mitigation
Inspection of threaded connections
Inspection of auxiliary
should be according to the
SBP associated with
requirements listed above for small-
instruments and
bore and auxiliary
machinery is optional
Piping.
Threaded connections are often
piping classification
subject to fatigue damage
environmental or
fatigue cracking
potential for corrosion
based on experience
with adjacent primary
systems
potential for CUI;
potential for fatigue,
erosion and/or
corrosion on
thermowells
Extent of Inspections on Small-bore Piping, Dead legs, Auxiliary Piping, and Threaded
Connections