Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cessna 182S

Difficulty date
May 28, 2003
Submitted
June 17, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N157RD
Make and model
Cessna 182S
Aircraft serial
18280646
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Check Valve
Part number
1H525
Part serial
11AP
Condition
Loose
Location
Vaccum Pump
Part time
411 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED RIGHT VACUUM PUMP WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, DISCONNECTED HOSE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF CHECK VALVE MANIFOLD TO CONNECT TEST KIT AND DISCOVERED TWO MISSING RIVETS, TWO RIVETS ABOUT TO FALL OUT AND TWO LOOSE RIVETS ALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF CHECK VALVE ALLOWING VACUUM AIR TO LEK OUT BETWEEN, THE VALVE DIAPHRAM. PROBABLE CAUSE IS VIBRATION FROM ENGINE , ACTING ON HOSE CONNECTED THIS END, CANNOT SEE AT THIS TIME, ANY OTHER ROUTING OF HOSE.

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