Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 767316F

Difficulty date
June 17, 2024
Submitted
July 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532LA
Make and model
Boeing 767316F
Aircraft serial
30780
Aircraft time
104,577 hours, 24,882 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6F
Engine time
56,645 hours, 11,189 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Loose
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT N532LA HAD THE FOLLOWING REPORT IN FLIGHT AT 6000 FT ON JUNE 17TH “LOUD BANG AT 6000FT", CREW DID NOT REPORT ANY ENGINE PARAMETERS VARIATION NOR PRESSURIZATION FAULTS; HOWEVER THEY DECIDED TO RETURN TO MIA. ONCE THE AIRPLANE ARRIVED AT MIA, INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPLISHED; EXTERNAL AREAS AND FUSELAGE, MAIN AND LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENTS, INTERNAL PANELS AND OTHERS SURROUNDED AREAS WERE INSPECTED WITHOUT OBSERVATIONS. AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS WERE INSPECTED AND REVEALED A DUCT TO FLIGHT DECK WITH 2 CLAMPS OUT OF POSITION, BOTH CLAMPS WERE REPLACED ACCORDING TO AMM 21-22-00 WITH AIR LEAKAGE TEST AFTER REPLACEMENT. AIR CONDITIONING PACKS LEAKAGE TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED ACCORDING TO AMM 21-51-00-216-001 WITHOUT OBSERVATIONS, "EXCESSIVE CABIN PRESSURE LEAKAGE TEST" ALSO WAS ACCOMPLISHED ACCORDING TO AMM 05-51-24-782-001 WITH 4 PSI DIFFERENTIAL AND NO FINDINGS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED AND ON BOARD MECHANIC WAS MONITORING AIRCRAFT CONDITION DURING THE NEXT FLIGHT WITHOUT ANY ABNORMAL CONDITION