An A300 cargo flight crew, distraction with a generator problem, fails to make their altitude crossing and speed restr when 5 NM northwest of bearr intersection, ut.

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Attributes
ACN	607424
Time
Date	200402
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : bearr
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : bearr
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2275
ASRS Report	607424
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : undershoot altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Bearr 4 arrival, salt lake city, ut, FL270. Given crossing restr to cross bearr intersection at 16000 ft/250 KTS. During this time had electrical generator abnormal/emergency with #1 engine. Asked first officer to fly aircraft. During conversation with company mechanics and reading procedure, looked up and noticed first officer had not started descent for crossing restr. Instructed first officer to descend and informed ZSE of situation and that we were not requiring assistance but would not be able to comply with crossing/speed restr. There was no conflict with other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 CARGO FLT CREW, DISTR WITH A GENERATOR PROB, FAILS TO MAKE THEIR ALT XING AND SPD RESTR WHEN 5 NM NW OF BEARR INTXN, UT.

Narrative: BEARR 4 ARR, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, FL270. GIVEN XING RESTR TO CROSS BEARR INTXN AT 16000 FT/250 KTS. DURING THIS TIME HAD ELECTRICAL GENERATOR ABNORMAL/EMER WITH #1 ENG. ASKED FO TO FLY ACFT. DURING CONVERSATION WITH COMPANY MECHS AND READING PROC, LOOKED UP AND NOTICED FO HAD NOT STARTED DSCNT FOR XING RESTR. INSTRUCTED FO TO DSND AND INFORMED ZSE OF SIT AND THAT WE WERE NOT REQUIRING ASSISTANCE BUT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH XING/SPD RESTR. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT.

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.