What was found
VACUUM SYSTEM HOSE BELIEVED TO BE FACTORY INSTALLED HAD A VACUUM LEAK. TROUBLESHOOTING, HOSE APPEARED OK UNTIL WIGGLED BY HAND. CRACKS IN HOSE APPEARED AND INTERNAL HOSE MATERIAL DISINTEGRATED.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N54413
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft serial
- 17274970
- System (JASC)
- 3710 · Vacuum Distribution System
- Part
- Hose
- Part number
- B904
- Condition
- Deteriorated
- Location
- Vacuum System
- Part time
- 7,211 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.