Commuter light transport flight crew failed to make a log book entry and get a maintenance write off...

Attributes
ACN	149395
Time
Date	199006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	149395
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon arrival into the houston area we started our approach. When we extended the gear there were no indications of the 3 gear lights. We noticed that the gear indicator light circuit breaker was popped out. The copilot reset the circuit breaker and the 3 gear lights were illuminated. We flew by the tower to ensure the gear was down and they indicated that it was down. As a precautionary measure I told the tower to have the firetrucks standing by. We circled the airport and landed with no incident. On the ground, I called maintenance and was on the phone for approximately 5 mins. I waited until approximately 5 mins after departure time for a return phone call. I departed the aircraft to austin and neglected to communication with maintenance. Considering the passenger comfort and company schedule, we flew the aircraft to austin. Since the aircraft seemed to be airworthy being the only thing wrong was a circuit breaker that had popped out and was reset. The aircraft arrived in austin and there was nothing found wrong with it. Maintenance released the aircraft as airworthy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT FLT CREW FAILED TO MAKE A LOG BOOK ENTRY AND GET A MAINTENANCE WRITE OFF BEFORE DEP. GEAR WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD OPENED ON THE PREVIOUS FLT.

Narrative: UPON ARR INTO THE HOUSTON AREA WE STARTED OUR APCH. WHEN WE EXTENDED THE GEAR THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF THE 3 GEAR LIGHTS. WE NOTICED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT CB WAS POPPED OUT. THE COPLT RESET THE CB AND THE 3 GEAR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. WE FLEW BY THE TWR TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND THEY INDICATED THAT IT WAS DOWN. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE I TOLD THE TWR TO HAVE THE FIRETRUCKS STANDING BY. WE CIRCLED THE ARPT AND LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. ON THE GND, I CALLED MAINT AND WAS ON THE PHONE FOR APPROX 5 MINS. I WAITED UNTIL APPROX 5 MINS AFTER DEP TIME FOR A RETURN PHONE CALL. I DEPARTED THE ACFT TO AUSTIN AND NEGLECTED TO COM WITH MAINT. CONSIDERING THE PAX COMFORT AND COMPANY SCHEDULE, WE FLEW THE ACFT TO AUSTIN. SINCE THE ACFT SEEMED TO BE AIRWORTHY BEING THE ONLY THING WRONG WAS A CB THAT HAD POPPED OUT AND WAS RESET. THE ACFT ARRIVED IN AUSTIN AND THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND WRONG WITH IT. MAINT RELEASED THE ACFT AS AIRWORTHY.

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.

Commuter light transport flight crew failed to make a log book entry and get a maintenance write off before departure. Gear warning circuit breaker had opened on the previous flight.