Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
January 24, 2021
Submitted
January 25, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N426QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500483
Aircraft time
1,820 hours, 1,413 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
Condition
Corroded
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 SERVICE BULLETIN 505-55-0004 REV 01 (DATED 06/24/2020) WE NOTED THE FOLLOWING MASS BALANCE WEIGHTS BELOW TOLERANCE AT RIGHT ELEVATOR: ADJUSTABLE WEIGHTS PART NUMBER PE915109-L33 (2 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 84G). 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 505-11082-604 AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN INSTRUCTIONS. THIS REPORT COMPLIES WITH FAA 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR’S GMM REQUIREMENTS.

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