Vectored downwind in IMC, aircraft in descent received GPWS at 7500 ft. Flight crew responded with climb and warning didn't stop until lowering gear. False GPWS.

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Attributes
ACN	332552
Time
Date	199604
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	332552
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

S80, first officer flying. While being vectored for approach IMC, cleared to 6000 ft, downwind for runway 35C. GPWS sounded at approximately 7000 ft. Took the proper action and started climb, until ATC was able to verify it was an incorrect warning. Unable to silence the various warnings without lowering the gear. Leveled at 9500 ft, received descent instructions and landed without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VECTORED DOWNWIND IN IMC, ACFT IN DSCNT RECEIVED GPWS AT 7500 FT. FLC RESPONDED WITH CLB AND WARNING DIDN'T STOP UNTIL LOWERING GEAR. FALSE GPWS.

Narrative: S80, FO FLYING. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR APCH IMC, CLRED TO 6000 FT, DOWNWIND FOR RWY 35C. GPWS SOUNDED AT APPROX 7000 FT. TOOK THE PROPER ACTION AND STARTED CLB, UNTIL ATC WAS ABLE TO VERIFY IT WAS AN INCORRECT WARNING. UNABLE TO SILENCE THE VARIOUS WARNINGS WITHOUT LOWERING THE GEAR. LEVELED AT 9500 FT, RECEIVED DSCNT INSTRUCTIONS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.