Tis a 404, the rusty thing is indeed the cover for the blow down bottle, and yes I had plenty of time to take a pic cause I had 4 hours of fuel reserve in CAVOK and went outa the immediate zone to trouble shoot. I did blow the bottle too. No I didn't bend it; gear was fine, it was a downlock switch fault - but it sure was a SMOOOOTH landing, probably helped by the extreme pucker factor
