Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
January 23, 2021
Submitted
January 23, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N391QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500331
Aircraft time
4,187 hours, 3,259 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 300
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 SERVICE BULLETIN 505-55-0004 REV 01 (DATED 06/24/2020) WE NOTED THE FOLLOWING MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS BELOW TOLERANCE: RUDDER ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS PART NUMBER PE915109-L27 (19 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 455G), WE ALSO NOTED THE FOLLOWING LEFT AILERON MASS BALANCE WEIGHT BELOW TOLERANCE: PART NUMBER PE915109-L31(1 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 1765G), ALL WEIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW MASS WEIGHTS AND THE RUDDER AND LEFT AILERON BALANCING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE RUDDER WAS RE-IDENTIFIED TO PART NUMBER 505-39061-619 AND LEFT AILERON TO PART NUMBER 505-14735-643, AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN INSTRUCTIONS. THIS REPORT COMPLIES WITH FAA 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR’S GMM REQUIREMENTS

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