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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358038 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 | 
| Day | Sun | 
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ptn | 
| State Reference | LA | 
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0  | 
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi | 
| Make Model Name | S-76/S-76 Mark II | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 | 
| Flight Phase | other | 
| Flight Plan | None | 
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi | 
| Function | flight crew : single pilot | 
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial  | 
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11400  | 
| ASRS Report | 358038 | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other  | 
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa | 
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted | 
| Consequence | Other | 
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft | 
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other  | 
Narrative:
Before takeoff, master caution reset light would not go out. No segment warning lights were on. I flew 1 1/2 hours before reporting this to maintenance. (This was a short caused by water.) the segment lights were working properly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB NOT WRITTEN UP IN LOGBOOK AT TIME OF DISCOVERY. FLT OR FLTS MADE BY ROTARY WINGED ACFT WITH MASTER CAUTION RESET LIGHT STILL LIT.
Narrative: BEFORE TKOF, MASTER CAUTION RESET LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. NO SEGMENT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. I FLEW 1 1/2 HRS BEFORE RPTING THIS TO MAINT. (THIS WAS A SHORT CAUSED BY WATER.) THE SEGMENT LIGHTS WERE WORKING PROPERLY.
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.