Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
March 8, 2021
Submitted
March 8, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N427QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500484
Aircraft time
1,794 hours, 1,390 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 EMBRAER SERVICE BULLETIN 505-55-0004 REV 01 (DATED 06/24/2020) WE NOTED THE FOLLOWING MASS BALANCE WEIGHT BELOW TOLERANCE AT LEFT ELEVATOR: HORN MASS WEIGHT PART NUMBER PE915109-L42 (1 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 1095G). 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 PART NUMBER 505-11082-603 AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN INSTRUCTIONS. WE ALSO NOTED THE FOLLOWING RIGHT ELEVATOR MASS BALANCE WEIGHT BELOW TOLERANCE: HORN MASS WEIGHT PART NUMBER PE915109-L42 (1 EACH BELOW MINIMUM OF 1095G). WEIGHTS 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 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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