SDR 6203N50KC

Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV

Difficulty date
June 2, 2003
Submitted
June 5, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N50KC
Make and model
Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
Aircraft serial
659
Aircraft time
480 hours, 263 cycles
Part
Balance Weight
Part number
1159CSM5510627
Condition
Detached
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
480 hours, 263 cycles
Component
Aileron · Gulstm
Component part number
1159SC550041
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DESCENT, EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN TURNING ACFT LATERALLY TO RIGHT. PILOTS WERE ABLE TO CONTROL ACFT AND MAKE A NORMAL LANDING. INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY PILOTS REVEALED A LOUD CLUNK WHEN LEFT AILERON WAS MOVED PHYSICALLY. T/R WAS ABLE TO VERIFY THAT AILERON'S MASS BALANCE WEIGHT HAD BECOME UNATTACHED {LOSS OF ATTACHING HARDWARE}. MECHANICS DISPATCHED TO MAKE REPAIRS AS WELL AS OPERATOR'S MECHANIC TO OVERSEE REPAIRS. ACFT'S FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FURTHER INSPECTED, & NO ABNOMALIES DISCOVERED. ACFT WAS LATER FLOWN TO MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS LETTER GV-MOL-03-0034 DESCRIBES OCCURRENCE, NO OTHER ACFT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED.