What was found
VACUUM HOSES ORIGINALLY INSTALLED BECAME BRITTLE AND CRACKED ALONG THE HOSE ALLOWING LEAKAGE INTO SYSTEM. ALL LINES WERE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N735GE
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft serial
- 18504447
- System (JASC)
- 3710 · Vacuum Distribution System
- Part
- Hose
- Condition
- Leak
- Location
- Vacuum System
- Part time
- 860 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.