A B757-200 flight crew failed to provide a company required computerized discrepancy report to maint...

Attributes
ACN	917608
Time
Date	201011
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	AC Generator/Alternator
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 20300 Flight Crew Type 3900
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

We experienced a right generator failure just prior to being vectored to the runway 1C final approach course. That degraded the aircraft status to a single generator operation since the APU generator was deferred. An ACARS message was sent to dispatch and dispatch responded that maintenance control had been advised. Upon arrival I did not follow-up with a computerized discrepancy report; since dispatch had been notified and maintenance had been advised. I later received a phone call from maintenance for further information since a the report had not been received. Thinking that maintenance had been notified I thought the electronic log book had been updated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 flight crew failed to provide a company required computerized discrepancy report to Maintenance when the right generator failed during vectors for landing.

Narrative: We experienced a right generator failure just prior to being vectored to the Runway 1C final approach course. That degraded the aircraft status to a single generator operation since the APU generator was deferred. An ACARS message was sent to Dispatch and Dispatch responded that Maintenance Control had been advised. Upon arrival I did not follow-up with a computerized discrepancy report; since Dispatch had been notified and maintenance had been advised. I later received a phone call from Maintenance for further information since a the report had not been received. Thinking that Maintenance had been notified I thought the electronic log book had been updated.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A B757-200 flight crew failed to provide a company required computerized discrepancy report to maintenance when the right generator failed during vectors for landing.