Air carrier medium large transport got a passenger door warning unsafe light during descent into phl. PIC declared an emergency and continued approach landing at phl.

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Attributes
ACN	197680
Time
Date	199112
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	197680
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Passenger door warning light illuminated approximately 20 northwest of phl at 10000 during our descent into phl. Flight attendant advised that even though the door appeared locked, the overhead cam had moved slightly and was no longer fully in the slot which prevents door handle from moving. Since the integrity of the passenger door was now questionable, I declared an emergency and landed at phl without incident. Aircraft logbook contained 2 previous writeups concerning problems with door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG GOT A PAX DOOR WARNING UNSAFE LIGHT DURING DSCNT INTO PHL. PIC DECLARED AN EMER AND CONTINUED APCH LNDG AT PHL.

Narrative: PAX DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED APPROX 20 NW OF PHL AT 10000 DURING OUR DSCNT INTO PHL. FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THAT EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR APPEARED LOCKED, THE OVERHEAD CAM HAD MOVED SLIGHTLY AND WAS NO LONGER FULLY IN THE SLOT WHICH PREVENTS DOOR HANDLE FROM MOVING. SINCE THE INTEGRITY OF THE PAX DOOR WAS NOW QUESTIONABLE, I DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT PHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT LOGBOOK CONTAINED 2 PREVIOUS WRITEUPS CONCERNING PROBLEMS WITH DOOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.