Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
2,219 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Vacuum Sys
Part time
1,396 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) VACUUM MANIFOLD WAS TESTED DURING 200 HR INSPECTION OF THE ACFT. LEFT LOW VACUUM LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. SWITCH FOUND TO BE UNSERVICEABLE. VACUUM MANIFOLD WAS MFG IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AND INSTALLED NEW IN THE ACFT IN APRIL 2011. VACUUM MANIFOLD REPACED.

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