Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Bag JETSTM3112

Difficulty date
August 26, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3112
Aircraft time
19,233 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110G
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
Part
Balance Weight
Part number
137303B27
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
19,487 hours
Component
Aileron · Braero
Component part number
137300B446
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) DURING THE COURSE OF A COMPASS SWING ON A/C, THE RT WING TIP WAS REMOVED TO ADJUST THE FLUX VALVE. AT THIS TIME IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RT AILERON OUTBOARD BALANCE HORN WEIGHT WAS CRACKED THROUGH THE ATTACHMENT HOLES APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF THE WAY THROUGH. UPON REMOVAL NUMEROUS OTHER CRACKS WERE FOUND RADIATING OUT FROM THE ATTACHMENT HOLES. THE PART WAS REPLACED AND ALL THE OTHER WEIGHTS WERE CHECKED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.