Narrative:

I landed at majuro airport after the lever latch circuit breaker popped in flight. The circuit breaker was reset and remained in during landing and remained in while on the ground. No logbook entry was made, however I spoke with both mechanic accompanying the flight and maintenance supervisor on the phone. With all system functioning normally, we were given the go ahead to continue. After takeoff from majuro, the same circuit breaker popped and we were not able to raise the gear without the use of the lever release. After reviewing the flight manual regarding the abnormal and conferring with the maintenance/mechanic on board, the use of the lever release was used to raise the gear. Once the gear was up, the circuit breaker was reset and remained in for the duration of the flight. An air return was required to meet fuel dispatch requirements. The approach and landing were normal with all system functioning normally. I am required to make a logbook entry for any air-return. This I overlooked. Once on the ground, both myself and the mechanic who was working on our flight spoke with a maintenance supervisor. The aircraft was verbally released to continue. This may have contributed to my oversight. Once I realized I had not made a required entry regarding the air-return into majuro, I spoke with my chief pilot. I have been counselled on this subject. He is presenting a review of this to each captain in our base. Supplemental information from acn 316465: we were low on fuel, not enough to make it to hnl. Fuel was dumped to aircraft landing weight. No log entry was made, condition was back to normal. I refueled the aircraft and dispatched to hnl.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOGBOOK ENTRY NOT MADE.

Narrative: I LANDED AT MAJURO ARPT AFTER THE LEVER LATCH CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED IN FLT. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND REMAINED IN DURING LNDG AND REMAINED IN WHILE ON THE GND. NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE, HOWEVER I SPOKE WITH BOTH MECH ACCOMPANYING THE FLT AND MAINT SUPVR ON THE PHONE. WITH ALL SYS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, WE WERE GIVEN THE GO AHEAD TO CONTINUE. AFTER TKOF FROM MAJURO, THE SAME CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AND WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RAISE THE GEAR WITHOUT THE USE OF THE LEVER RELEASE. AFTER REVIEWING THE FLT MANUAL REGARDING THE ABNORMAL AND CONFERRING WITH THE MAINT/MECH ON BOARD, THE USE OF THE LEVER RELEASE WAS USED TO RAISE THE GEAR. ONCE THE GEAR WAS UP, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS RESET AND REMAINED IN FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLT. AN AIR RETURN WAS REQUIRED TO MEET FUEL DISPATCH REQUIREMENTS. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL WITH ALL SYS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. I AM REQUIRED TO MAKE A LOGBOOK ENTRY FOR ANY AIR-RETURN. THIS I OVERLOOKED. ONCE ON THE GND, BOTH MYSELF AND THE MECH WHO WAS WORKING ON OUR FLT SPOKE WITH A MAINT SUPVR. THE ACFT WAS VERBALLY RELEASED TO CONTINUE. THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MY OVERSIGHT. ONCE I REALIZED I HAD NOT MADE A REQUIRED ENTRY REGARDING THE AIR-RETURN INTO MAJURO, I SPOKE WITH MY CHIEF PLT. I HAVE BEEN COUNSELLED ON THIS SUBJECT. HE IS PRESENTING A REVIEW OF THIS TO EACH CAPT IN OUR BASE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 316465: WE WERE LOW ON FUEL, NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO HNL. FUEL WAS DUMPED TO ACFT LNDG WT. NO LOG ENTRY WAS MADE, CONDITION WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I REFUELED THE ACFT AND DISPATCHED TO HNL.

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.