SDR 2003F00530

Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV

Difficulty date
June 2, 2003
Submitted
September 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N50KC
Make and model
Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
Aircraft serial
659
Part
Balance Weight
Part number
1159CSM5510627
Condition
Detached
Location
Lt Aileron
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DESCENT AT YIP, WITH TWO PAX ONBOARD, PILOTS EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN TURNING A/C LATERALLY TO THE RT. PILOTS WERE ABLE TO CONTROL A/C AND MAKE A NORMAL LANDING. THE LOCAL AREA TECH REP FOR THE AIRFRAME MANUFACTURER WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THAT THE AILERON'S MASS BALANCE WEIGHT HAD BECOME UNATTACHED, LOSS OF ATTACHING HARDWARE. MX WAS DISPATCHED TO MAKE REPAIRS AS WELL AS THE OPERATORS MECHANIC TO OVERSEE THE REPAIRS. THE A/C'S FLT CONTROLS WERE FURTHER INSP, AND NO ABNOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED. THE A/C WAS LATER FLOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER'S MX FACILITY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A MX AND OPS LETTER GV-MOL-03-0034 WHICH DISCRIBES THIS OCCURENCE. (M)