API 622 Inspection & Test Plan (ITP)
A typical stage-wise ITP / quality plan for valves supplied to API 622 — inspection activities, tests, acceptance references and verifying documents, with recommended hold, witness and review points for QC and third-party inspection.
What is the ITP for API 622 valves?
An Inspection & Test Plan (ITP) sequences every check between raw material and dispatch, and assigns each an inspection level — Review (document check), Witness (inspector may attend), or Hold (work stops until released). The plan below is a typical ITP for valves built to API 622 (API 622 - Type Testing of Process Valve Packing for Fugitive Emissions); the tests and documents are drawn directly from the standard's requirements. Use it to structure your QAP or coordinate third-party inspection.
1. Documentation & design review
Review- Approval of drawings, datasheets and QAP against API 622
- Test valve: 2-inch Class 600 gate valve with rising stem
- Test fluid: helium at 600 psig (41 bar g)
2. Raw material verification
Review- Material Test Reports (MTRs) review per EN 10204 3.1/3.2
- Positive Material Identification (PMI) of pressure-containing parts
3. Dimensional inspection
Witness- Dimensional check per API 622 / ASME B16.34 / applicable face-to-face
- Wall thickness verification
4. NDE (as applicable)
Witness- Visual, and RT/UT/MPI/DPT of castings/welds per specification
5. Pressure & performance testing
Hold- 1,500 thermal cycle helium leak test
- Witnessed by independent third party
Primary hold point — witnessed shell, seat and backseat tests.
6. Marking, painting & preservation
Review- Nameplate & body marking verification
- Painting/coating DFT check, end protection and preservation
7. Final documentation
Hold- API 622 qualification certificate with packing manufacturer
- Test report with cycle data and leak measurements
Final documentation review before release/dispatch.
This is a typical ITP framework populated from API 622 requirements, for reference. The actual hold/witness/review split is agreed per project between purchaser, manufacturer and the third-party inspection agency in the approved QAP. Confirm project-specific requirements before use.
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