Gaps only in black printing at same place on page, pretty new print head

Have run diagnostics and repeatedly cleaned print heads, calibrated etc but still getting breaks in the black printing, in same spots regardless of what's printed and across the page. Attached photos show print quality. Thanks, in advance.

Welcome , I noticed you are getting gaps in your black and any of colour blocks that uses the yellow on your HP Officejet Pro 8000, and I think I have found some more information for you. Note: HP recommends that you use genuine HP ink cartridges. HP cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of non-HP ink cartridges or refilled HP ink cartridges. If you do not use genuine HP ink cartridges, the steps in this post might not resolve the issue you experiencing. ** This is also for Printheads. ** In your title, you mentioned this is a new printhead? I just want to confirm that the printhead your replaced was the HP 940 Black/Yellow Officejet Printhead. (C4900A) It sounds like you have done a lot of troubleshooting on your own, but just to make sure you haven't missed any steps you can review these documents;HP Officejet Pro 8000 Printer Series (A809) - Troubleshooting Print Quality IssuesPoor Print Quality Immediately after Setup, an Extended Idle Period, or after Printhead Replacement (This one for sure.) When did you replace the printhead? Consumables have there own warranties, you can review the Limited Warranty for HP Ink Cartridges and Customer-Replaceable Printheads for HP Inkjet Supplies - then Contact HP Support for further assistance. Fill in the model number and the form to receive a case number for quicker assistance. Please let me know if these steps resolved your issue, or if there is anything else I can do to help. I look forward to hearing from you! Thanks,

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