Rudder trim indicator light

[NickG]

My rudder trim indicator light is getting hard to see (1994 Ovation). Is this a PITA to fix or something relatively easy?

[IvanP]

It could just be the lens getting darker. Mine was delaminated and pretty dark (1990 Bravo). I was able to get replacement from LASAR few months ago for my Bravo - part No. 880058-001 for about $100 (probably the same indicator part for Ovation, but check the IPC for your plane). The change made a difference in visibility of teh indicator on my plane. I did both the flap/trim and rudder trim lense replacement. Took about 15 min. 4 screws on the panel and the lens can be replaced from the front - no need to disconnect and remove the boxes from behind the panel to do this. Replacing the LED elements would be a different story, but probably not too difficult either.

[Marc_B]

@NickG The lens is notorious for delaminating and some of the lenses are not too easy to peel off the shedding skin.  The other issue that's been described is the indicator going out due to a blown pico fuse.  Also the indication gets jumpy/scratchy from a worn potentiometer.  This thread has some good info: