Service difficulty report · Hose · Mooney M20S

Difficulty date
March 18, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N91710
Make and model
Mooney M20S
Aircraft serial
300013
Part
Hose
Part number
RM315092
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Vacuum Pump
Part time
454 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

LOW VACUUM ON THE STANDBY VACUUM PUMP. DURING REPLACEMENT, NOTICED AN OILY SUBSTANCE IN THE INLET HOSE OF THE STANDBY VACUUM PUMP. INTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE PUMP REVEALED WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE SAME SUBSTANCE. THE PUMP DRIVE DID NOT SHEAR, THE VANES OF THE DRY VACUUM PUMP HAD THIS SUBSTANCE ON THEM, CAUSING PUMP TO PRODUCE NOT ENOUGH VACUUM. DURING INSPECTION OF TWO OTHER ACFT , FOUND THE SAME SUBSTANCE IN THE STANDBY VACUUM PUMP INLET HOSE. REPLACED HOSE.

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