Logic bounce clipping in FCP

Hey all,
I was wondering if someone could please explain what's happening with a project I recently finished.
I just completed the score for a local independent film. The Director just called me tonight and told me that the final bounce I gave him is actually clipping when imported into FCP. What's odd is that if he lowers the audio by -6db, there's no more clip...
I have a custom channel strip that I use pretty much for every final bounce (unless I send the track off to be mastered). The last plugin in this chain is the Waves L3. The L3's output is set to 0db and I generally only hit it with about 2-4db of gain reduction. Even when I import this track into Logic with no plugins enabled, it never goes beyond 0db. Does anyone know why this would be happening in FCP - why it seems to clip and constantly hit the red?
Thanks for any help!

Is this your first time working in video? Video audio is not like audio CDs where people routinely attempt to dance just below 0db. Audio that is too hot in video will interfere with the video signal.
While there are many caveats to this, if you set things up so that the track generally peaks around -12db with the loudest transient elements peaking around -6db, you should be good to go.
Broadcast can have stricter limits and each station will provide you with their protocols. If you are mastering for DVD, things can be looser.
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