Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
October 10, 2020
Submitted
October 12, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N373QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500275
Aircraft time
4,150 hours, 3,215 cycles
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Balance Weight
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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 PART I, II, III (DATED 06/24/2020), WE NOTED THE FOLLOWING MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS BELOW TOLERANCE AT LEFT ELEVATOR. ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS PART NUMBER PE915109-L33 (1 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 84G), HORN MASS WEIGHT PART NUMBER PE915109-L42 (1 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 1095G), ALSO LEFT HAND AILERON MASS WEIGHT PART NUMBER PE915109-L31 (1 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 2809G) ALL WEIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW MASS WEIGHTS, THE ELEVATOR AND AILERON BALANCING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE ELEVATOR WAS RE-IDENTIFIED TO PART NUMBER 505-11079-639 AND THE LEFT HAND AILERON TO PART NUMBER 505-14736-619, AS PER SB INSTRUCTIONS. WE ALSO NOTED THE FOLLOWING RIGHT ELEVATOR MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS BELOW TOLERANCE: ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS PART NUMBER PE915109-L33 (7 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 84G); HORN MASS WEIGHT PART NUMBER PE915109-L42 (1 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 1095G); ALL 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 PART NUMBER 505-11079-640, AS PER SB INSTRUCTIONS. THIS REPORT COMPLIES WITH FAA 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR’S GMM REQUIREMENTS.

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