Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 310Q

Difficulty date
January 2, 2002
Submitted
February 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100CP
Make and model
Cessna 310Q
Aircraft serial
310Q0219
Engine
Cont IO470*
Part
Valve
Part number
1H51
Part serial
11P
Condition
Broken
Location
Vacuum System
Part time
3,950 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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.

What was found

RUBBER FLAPPER BROKE OFF AND BLOCKED VACUUM INLET FROM RIGHT VACUUM PUMP. THEN RIGHT ENGINE WAS OPERATED ALONE, BOTH FAIL INDICATORS WERE OUT AND VACUUM INDICATED (0)ZERO. WHEN LEFT ENGINE WAS OPERATED ALONE BOTH INDICATORS WERE IN AND VACUUM INDICATED 5.0 ON GAUGE.

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