ISO Rear Facing Anticollision Bulbs AND Lenses!

[RoundTwo]

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When  I returned to the hangar to pull off the broken lens, I noticed that the bulb had ruptured and that’s probably what killed the lens. Then I went to look at the other tip, and yep, both bulb and lens are broken there as well. So now, inquiring minds want to know what chain of events can lead to both bulbs rupturing. I’m going to review engine data and hopefully I can find out if it happened in flight. Losing 70 watts of load should be easy to find in the data.

Maybe it’s time for a LED swap, but I’ve still got the old two-pin bulbs and I seem to recall the LED conversion isn’t straightforward based on the posts I’ve read.

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Putting the bird away today, I noticed the lens on the rear-facing anticollision light is all busted up. The Mooney part # is 68-4250066-30 from page 57-20-00 in the IPC.

Does anyone have one of these you no longer need?

Thanks!

[PT20J]

I believe that’s a Whelen part. Check with @OSUAV8TER

[Slick Nick]

Trying to finagle that thing back in place around the bulb is an exercise in frustration. I use a bit of clear silicone on the back of it to stick it to the aluminum base. I believe Whelen used a white silicone at the factory?

[GeeBee]

11 hours ago, RoundTwo said:

68-4250066-30

This is not only a Mooney part number, it is the Whelen part number

https://www.gallagheraviationllc.com/Whelen-Aerospace-Technologies-A615-Lens_p_248.html

[RoundTwo]

2 minutes ago, GeeBee said:

This is not only a Mooney part number, it is the Whelen part number

https://www.gallagheraviationllc.com/Whelen-Aerospace-Technologies-A615-Lens_p_248.html

I’ve found them at $112.