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I've been trying to finish up an instrument rating in my 69 Arrow. I had
the check ride scheduled for this afternoon so thought a short final refresher with instructor yesterday would be a good idea. First approach, lowered the gear for descent, oooops, right main indicator still dark. Switch the bulbs, nope, same one. Flew by the tower, looked OK to them. Took it back home, landed fine, into the shop. The down indicator switch assembly is covered by a plastic housing, and the plastic eventually gets old and brittle and when asked to flex too many times eventually just broke the wire inside. So I'm going to replace the entire assembly and do the one on the left side as well - did the nose gear last year. It's a little nerve-wracking not knowing whether you're going to get that let-down feeling on touchdown. I'm concluding after a couple of years of ownership that buying an older airplane gives you the opportunity to replace every moving part one at a time. |
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