---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 192.719"
title: "49"
number: "192.719"
heading: "Transmission lines: Testing of repairs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/192.719"
---

# §192.719. Transmission lines: Testing of repairs.

- (a) **Testing of replacement pipe.** If a segment of transmission line is repaired by cutting out the damaged portion of the pipe as a cylinder, the replacement pipe must be tested to the pressure required for a new line installed in the same location. This test may be made on the pipe before it is installed.
- (b) **Testing of repairs made by welding.** Each repair made by welding in accordance with §§ [192.713](/cfr/49/192.713.md), [192.715](/cfr/49/192.715.md), and [192.717](/cfr/49/192.717.md) must be examined in accordance with [§ 192.241](/cfr/49/192.241.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-54, 51 FR 41635, Nov. 18, 1986]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et. seq., and 49 CFR 1.97.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-54, 51 FR 41635, Nov. 18, 1986]