Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 12, 2016
Submitted
February 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70504
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49798
Aircraft time
74,124 hours, 39,415 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING DESCENT YELLOW GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING. STAYED ON ONCE GEAR WAS LOWERED, DECLARED EMER. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE & LANDED NORMALLY. REPLACED THE S1-89 LG LEVER SWITCH IAW WDM32-61-00. AS A PRECAUTION, ALSO REPLACED D1-29 & D1-30 MLG DOOR OPEN PROXIMITY SWITCHES. THE ACFT WAS GNDED.

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