Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
August 16, 2020
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N304QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500143
Aircraft time
5,870 hours, 4,584 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
Part serial
NONSERIALIZED
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EMB SB 505-55-0004 REV 01 (DATED 06/24/2020), WE NOTED THE FOLLOWING LEFT ELEVATOR MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS BELOW TOLERANCE: P/N PE915109-L42 WAS UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMITS (1027 GRAMS), AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SB (MINIMUM 1095 GRAMS) AND P/N PE915109-L33 (5 EACH) UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMITS AS FOLLOWS (3=81,1=82,1=83 GRAMS), AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SB (MINIMUM 84 GRAMS). ALL THE WEIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW MASS WEIGHTS AND THE ELEVATOR BALANCING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE ELEVATOR WAS RE-IDENTIFIED TO P/N 505-11094-615, AS PER SB INSTRUCTIONS. WE ALSO NOTED THE RT ELEVATOR MASS BALANCE WEIGHT P/N PE915109-L42 WAS UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMITS (1017 GRAMS), AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SB (MINIMUM 1095 GRAMS). P/N PE915109-L41 WAS UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMITS (2039 GRAMS), AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SB (MINIMUM 2049 GRAMS), AND P/N PE915109-L33 (2 EACH) UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMITS AS FOLLOWS (1=80,1=81 GRAMS), AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SB (MINIMUM 84 GRAMS). ALL THE WEIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW MASS WEIGHTS AND THE ELEVATOR BALANCING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE ELEVATOR WAS RE-IDENTIFIED TO P/N 505-11094-616, AS PER SB INSTRUCTIONS. THIS REPORT COMPLIES WITH FAA 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR’S GMM REQ.

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