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Flight crew of a DC9 declared an emergency and returned to land after the landing gear door light came on during departure climb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378677 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dxo airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute airway : dtw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 378677 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
'Gear door open' light on in-flight. Unable to close door. Declared emergency. Landed using 'maximum effort' stopping technique (per operations manual). No injuries, no significant damage. ATC was very helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DC9 DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND AFTER THE LNDG GEAR DOOR LIGHT CAME ON DURING DEP CLB.
Narrative: 'GEAR DOOR OPEN' LIGHT ON INFLT. UNABLE TO CLOSE DOOR. DECLARED EMER. LANDED USING 'MAX EFFORT' STOPPING TECHNIQUE (PER OPS MANUAL). NO INJURIES, NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ATC WAS VERY HELPFUL.
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.