Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
August 16, 2020
Submitted
August 18, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N366QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500268
Aircraft time
4,502 hours, 3,503 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
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 EMBRAER SB 505-55-0004 REV 01 (DATED 06/24/2020), WE NOTED THE FOLLOWING LEFT ELEVATOR MASS BALANCE WEIGHT BELOW TOLERANCE: P/N PE915109-L33 (1 EACH) UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMITS (81 GRAMS), AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SB (MINIMUM 84 GRAMS). THE WEIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW MASS WEIGHT AND THE ELEVATOR BALANCING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE ELEVATOR WAS RE-IDENTIFIED TO P/N 505-11079-639, AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN INSTRUCTIONS. WE ALSO NOTED THE LEFT AILERON MASS BALANCE WEIGHT P/N PE915109-L31 WAS UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMITS (1739 GRAMS) AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SB (MINIMUM 1787 GRAMS), THE MASS WEIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW MASS WEIGHT AND THE AILERON BALANCING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE AILERON WAS RE-IDENTIFIED TO P/N 505-14736-619, AS PER SB INSTRUCTIONS. THIS REPORT COMPLIES WITH FAA 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR’S GMM REQ.

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