# SDR AALA20160212009

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 12, 2016
- Submitted: February 17, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N70504
- Make and model: Doug DC-9-82
- Registry model: [Doug DC-9-82](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 49798
- Aircraft time: 74,124 hours, 39,415 cycles
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- Part: Switch
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: DE
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20160212009

## Discrepancy

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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