DC9 crew had a 'door open' warning light after extending the landing gear.

Attributes
ACN	414881
Time
Date	199809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 14200 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	414881
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Landing gear extended. Noticed gear door open light illuminated. Did a go around. Notified dispatch and maintenance. Followed company procedure (recycled landing gear per maintenance control). Landed aircraft gear down with gear door open light illuminated. We did not declare an emergency. Stopped aircraft on runway until gear was pinned and towed to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW HAD A 'DOOR OPEN' WARNING LIGHT AFTER EXTENDING THE LNDG GEAR.

Narrative: LNDG GEAR EXTENDED. NOTICED GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DID A GAR. NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND MAINT. FOLLOWED COMPANY PROC (RECYCLED LNDG GEAR PER MAINT CTL). LANDED ACFT GEAR DOWN WITH GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. STOPPED ACFT ON RWY UNTIL GEAR WAS PINNED AND TOWED TO THE GATE.

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.