What was found
VACUUM PUMP FAILED IN LESS THAN 10 HOURS OPERATION. PROBABLY CAUSED BY DE-ICE CONTROL. VALVE RELIEF PRESSURE SET AT 5 PSI, SHOULD BE SET AT 1.5 PSI TO PREVENT OVERWORKING VACUUM PUMP.
- Difficulty date
- November 12, 2019
- Submitted
- January 8, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6832Y
- Make and model
- Cessna 310R
- Aircraft serial
- 310R2121
- System (JASC)
- 3710 · Vacuum Distribution System
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- 4420W
- Part serial
- 26935
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Vacuum System
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.