Alignment failed Officejet Pro 8500 Premier

Hi,
I own a HP Officejet Pro 8500 Premier and the problem begun while printing a color document. The yellow disapeared. It's been about a month I changed all the ink cartridges. I use the printer regularly but not on a heavy usage. (about 7000 pages within 3.5 years)
I then tried to clean the printheads, align the print heads but still no yellow.
I then opened the cover to see if the tubes were well connected. I presses the star buttom to make the printheads possible to be seen. It's hard to see but I noticed air bubbles in the yellow tube.
I then closed the cover and the printer begun a printhead alignment. Before it finishes, the message align failed!. I pressed OK
the printer looks like crazy Can't do anything. It still entering in printhead alignment mode ending with the alignment failed message. Half the color cartridges has been consumes in these processes.... at 40$ each!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do someone see anything I can do?
Thanks

Hi
Finally exited from alignment process but almost no yellow left in the brand new cartridge and still no yellow printed on paper. 

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