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A PA-32 pilot reported his ipad overheated and shutdown while being charged on a usb cigarette light adapter 5 amps verse 2.1.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1201173 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tablet |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 25 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Rated helicopter pilot was conducting solo; day; VFR cross-country flight in pursuit of single engine land airplane add on rating. Pilot was using iPad2; with iOS7; and foreflight for cross country navigation assistance. After 1.5 hours of in-flight usage; the ipad shutdown with an 'over heat' caution. Pilot continued with the standard VFR paper sectional chart. Ipad was being 'charged' in flight with a cigarette lighter usb panel conversion. Limited research in the internet suggested the ipad might have been charging at 5 amps verse the recommended 2.1 amps. This was probably ok for a short while; but not recommended for more than an hour or so. In the future; the pilot plans to use a portable smartphone/ipad battery recharger instead of the panel mounted usb device.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-32 pilot reported his iPad overheated and shutdown while being charged on a USB cigarette light adapter 5 AMPS verse 2.1.
Narrative: Rated Helicopter Pilot was conducting solo; DAY; VFR cross-country flight in pursuit of Single Engine Land Airplane add on rating. Pilot was using iPad2; with iOS7; and ForeFlight for cross country navigation assistance. After 1.5 hours of in-flight usage; the iPad shutdown with an 'over heat' caution. Pilot continued with the standard VFR paper sectional chart. iPad was being 'charged' in flight with a cigarette lighter USB panel conversion. Limited research in the INTERNET suggested the iPad might have been charging at 5 amps verse the recommended 2.1 amps. This was probably OK for a short while; but not recommended for more than an hour or so. In the future; the pilot plans to use a portable Smartphone/iPad battery recharger instead of the panel mounted USB device.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.