Service difficulty report · Clamp · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
January 9, 2011
Submitted
January 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1604R
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
30180
Aircraft time
54,470 hours, 7,828 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu Area
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT STRONG SMOKE/ODOR AROUND ROWS 4-6 NOTICED BY CREW AND PASSENGERS AFTER BOTH APU AND ENGINES WERE STARTED. MX INSPECTED APU AREA FOR OIL LEAKS AND FOUND LOSE BOOT CLAMPS AND TIGHTENED. PERFORMED HIGH ENGINE POWER RUN WITH BOTH PACKS NO ODOR NOTED. SYS OPS IS NORMAL.