Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
August 29, 2020
Submitted
August 29, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N374QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500289
Aircraft time
4,007 hours, 3,159 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
Condition
Corroded
Location
Stab
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 SERVICE BULLETIN 505-55-0004 REV 01 (DATED 06/24/2020) WE NOTED THE FOLLOWING LEFT ELEVATOR ADJUSTABLE MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS BELOW TOLERANCE: PART NUMBER PE915109-L33 (4 EACH) UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMITS AS FOLLOWS (4=82 GRAMS), AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SERVICE BULLETIN (MINIMUM 84 GRAMS). ALL WEIGHTS HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW MASS WEIGHTS AND THE ELEVATOR BALANCING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE ELEVATOR WAS RE-IDENTIFIED TO PART NUMBER 505-11082-601, AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN INSTRUCTIONS. WE ALSO NOTED THE LEFT AILERON MASS BALANCE WEIGHT PART NUMBER PE915109-L31 WAS UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMITS (1743 GRAMS) AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SERVICE BULLETIN (MINIMUM 1787 GRAMS). THE 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 PART NUMBER 505-14735-643, AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN 505-55-0004 INSTRUCTIONS. THIS REPORT COMPLIES WITH FAA 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR’S GMM REQUIREMENTS.

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