Gear door light on gear retraction, flight returned and landed.

Attributes
ACN	118545
Time
Date	198908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 3000 agl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 19800 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	118545
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	119042
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After a normal takeoff I called for gear retraction. Passing 1000' AGL the copilot stated the right main gear red door light was on. Continued climb to 3000' AGL. Second officer confirmed right main gear door light was on, gear lights were out. I instructed crew to cycle gear, which we did. On second gear retract cycle right main gear door light remained on. I told crew to request return to denver for landing. Gear extension was normal and all gear and door indications were normal in the cockpit. We requested a tower fly-by for a tower gear confirm. They confirmed gear and doors looked normal. We made a normal landing without incident. The most distracting part of this whole flight was a news helicopter which followed us on downwind to make a tv tape for the news. I had enough to do without looking for a news helicopter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON GEAR RETRACTION, FLT RETURNED AND LANDED.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL TKOF I CALLED FOR GEAR RETRACTION. PASSING 1000' AGL THE COPLT STATED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RED DOOR LIGHT WAS ON. CONTINUED CLIMB TO 3000' AGL. S/O CONFIRMED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHT WAS ON, GEAR LIGHTS WERE OUT. I INSTRUCTED CREW TO CYCLE GEAR, WHICH WE DID. ON SECOND GEAR RETRACT CYCLE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ON. I TOLD CREW TO REQUEST RETURN TO DENVER FOR LNDG. GEAR EXTENSION WAS NORMAL AND ALL GEAR AND DOOR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL IN THE COCKPIT. WE REQUESTED A TWR FLY-BY FOR A TWR GEAR CONFIRM. THEY CONFIRMED GEAR AND DOORS LOOKED NORMAL. WE MADE A NORMAL LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MOST DISTRACTING PART OF THIS WHOLE FLT WAS A NEWS HELI WHICH FOLLOWED US ON DOWNWIND TO MAKE A TV TAPE FOR THE NEWS. I HAD ENOUGH TO DO WITHOUT LOOKING FOR A NEWS HELI.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.