SDR AU990033

Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Bnorm BN2B26

Difficulty date
January 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bnorm BN2B26
Engine
Lyc O540E4C5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Balance Weight
Part number
NB24D287
Condition
Corroded
Location
Aileron
Component
NB244302
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

(AUS) RIGHT AILERON MASS BALANCE ARM SNAPPED OFF ADJACENT TO ITS CLAMP DURING MEDIUM WIND BUFFETING. INSPECTION OF THE ARM REVEALED CORROSION AROUND 70 PERCENT OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE. THE LEFT ARM ASSEMBLY WAS THEN INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE CORRODED ON THE REAR OF THE ARM IN AN AREA LOCATED TOWARDS THE FLUTED AILERON SECTION.