Where to find Charlie Weights for M20M?

[CGKEM]

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has come across a vendor that sells the Charlie Weight (Ballast weight) assembly PN 350203-505. Or if anyone has the assembly kicking around that they want to sell? Thanks!

[LANCECASPER]

Contact a Mooney Service Center and they can be ordered.

[kortopates]

You can also try salvage yards.

[Guest]

48 minutes ago, CGKEM said:

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has come across a vendor that sells the Charlie Weight (Ballast weight) assembly PN 350203-505. Or if anyone has the assembly kicking around that they want to sell? Thanks!

Are you sure of the number?  It doesn’t come up at Mooney.

[CGKEM]

1 hour ago, M20Doc said:

Are you sure of the number?  It doesn’t come up at Mooney.

I'm not 100% sure on the part number. This is from Chandler Aviation who wants $657 for them and I was hoping to find some salvage ones. It appears that the entire assembly was removed from my bravo at some point.

350203-505 Charlie Weight Assy

350203-001 Weight (6lbs)

350203-003 Weight (7 lbs)

350203-005 Weight (6 lbs)

[LANCECASPER]

49 minutes ago, CGKEM said:

It appears that the entire assembly was removed from my bravo at some point.

Wow I could see how weight and balance could dictate taking one weight off the back if the vacuum pumps and a new panel weighing less was installed, but all three??

(Most panel upgrades reduce weight but don't do nearly as much for balance since some of the boxes for the old avionics are removed from the back.)

Without any charlie weights in the back of a long body,  that must be interesting to land.

[Guest]

4 hours ago, CGKEM said:

I'm not 100% sure on the part number. This is from Chandler Aviation who wants $657 for them and I was hoping to find some salvage ones. It appears that the entire assembly was removed from my bravo at some point.

350203-505 Charlie Weight Assy

350203-001 Weight (6lbs)

350203-003 Weight (7 lbs)

350203-005 Weight (6 lbs)

The weight numbers are good, $150.00 each, but no stock at a Mooney.  Time to get your maintainer to cast one for you, or you casting one for him.

[KSMooniac]

What are they made of?

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, KSMooniac said:

What are they made of?

Usually lead.

[KSMooniac]

I can't imagine steel wouldn't work, so long as the weight and hole pattern are correct.  Would you approve an owner-produced version in steel, assuming they're cut to 6 or 7 lbs to match the factory versions?

[carusoam]

This is quirky…

was there a light weight prop mounted up front?

or did somebody add an O2 bottle?

or Fiki system or AC?

There is lots of volume back there for alternative metals to be selected…

A nice stainless block to meet your Bravo’s requirements could work well.

the local gym supplier has some nice steel blocks for their gym equipment… 

Be sure to have your mechanic review the details with you…

WnB is too easy to make critical math mistakes…

+ look extra hard to find out why the old ones were removed…

there isn’t a logical reason to just take them out, undocumented…

there are a few Bravos and an Ovation that have flown west to be recycled…  see if @Alan Fox is familiar…

pp thoughts only,

-a-