SDR 97ZZZX4604

Service difficulty report · Weight · Fokker F27MK400

Difficulty date
October 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2MIL
Make and model
Fokker F27MK400
Aircraft serial
10652
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Weight
Part number
3701014031
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Lt Aileron
Part time
6,753 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

FOKKER F27 SM, CHAPTER 51-50-00, 'CONTROL SURFACE BALANCING'. LT AILERON REMOVED FOR BALANCE CHECK AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE LT BALANCE TAB. BALANCE TAB REPLACED DUE TO COLLISION WITH CESSNA 340 WHILE PARKED AT ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT, PITTSBURGH, PA. THE BALANCE CHECK REVEALED ADDITIONAL WEIGHT REQUIRED TO BE PLACED BENEATH THE FRONT NOSE COVER. UPON REMOVAL OF THE FRONT NOSE COVER, FOUND 4 UNAPPROVED BALANCE WEIGHTS MADE FROM LEAD SHEETING SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE ADJUSTMENT WEIGHTS. THESE UNAPPROVED WEIGHTS WERE NOT PLACED IN THE SEQUENCE ILLUSTRATED IN FIGURE TWO, 'SEQUENCE OF WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION'. THE LEAD WEIGHTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH GENUINE FOKKER BALANCE WEIGHTS.

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