Flight crew of an medium large transport called for emergency equipment standby for landing when a landing gear door open light came on during final approach. Successful landing was made and the gear pinned for security before taxiing to the gate.

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Attributes
ACN	351898
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem tower : mem
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing 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 : 210 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 14000
ASRS Report	351898
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	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Gear door open advisory light stayed on after extending landing gear. Executed missed approach, and then performed company operating manual required procedures. Advised approach, tower, and company maintenance we would need to remain on runway and have gear pinned. Declared and requested emergency equipment, briefed flight attendants and passenger, and landed with no problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG CALLED FOR EMER EQUIP STANDBY FOR LNDG WHEN A LNDG GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT CAME ON DURING FINAL APCH. SUCCESSFUL LNDG WAS MADE AND THE GEAR PINNED FOR SECURITY BEFORE TAXIING TO THE GATE.

Narrative: GEAR DOOR OPEN ADVISORY LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER EXTENDING LNDG GEAR. EXECUTED MISSED APCH, AND THEN PERFORMED COMPANY OPERATING MANUAL REQUIRED PROCS. ADVISED APCH, TWR, AND COMPANY MAINT WE WOULD NEED TO REMAIN ON RWY AND HAVE GEAR PINNED. DECLARED AND REQUESTED EMER EQUIP, BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX, AND LANDED WITH NO PROBS.

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.