AAIB investigation to Boeing 737-36E Freighter, TF-BBF
APU bleed air duct leak, East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire, 3 February 2017.
Summary:
Shortly prior to engine start the aircraft suffered an APU bleed air duct leak in the rear equipment bay. 皇冠体育app leaking bleed air heated corrosion-inhibitor material in the rear equipment bay, resulting in scorching and the release of smoke within the main cargo deck. 皇冠体育app flight crew shut the APU down. 皇冠体育app cause of the bleed air leak was a failed V-band clamp that had fractured due to stress corrosion cracking. 皇冠体育app operator is currently replacing V-band clamps at the failure location on its fleet of 737-300 and 737 400 freighter aircraft.
Download report: