SDR 97ZZZX4451

Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
August 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9677A
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial
17276201
Part
Hose
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Vacuum System
Part time
2,411 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

VACUUM SYSTEM SHOWED LOW VACUUM. PER MM, PUMP REMOVED AND CHECKED SATISFACTORILY. VACUUM REGULATOR REPLACED. SYSTEM STILL LOW. INSTRUMENT PANEL REMOVED AND SPECIAL REINFORCED HOSE TO AND FROM REGULATOR FOUND TERRIBLY DECOMPOSED AND SIMPLY TOUCHING IT WOULD CRUMBLE. THE INSIDE RED LINER AND OUTSIDE BLACK LAYER WERE OF CRAYON CONSISTANCY. VACUUM GAUGE CLEANED OUT AND LINES REPLACED. SYSTEM OPERATING SATISFACTORILY.

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