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B-737 captain reported he feels his company's ipad mount does not meet applicable FAA requirements.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1252060 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Other All |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tablet |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Narrative:
I have become aware that the current use of ipad ram mounts in the 737 cockpit; and possibly all [company] aircraft; is in violation of FAA advisory circular 20-173. About mounting devices it specifically it states in section 5; paragraph a; 'positioning must not obstruct visual or physical access to aircraft controls and displays; flight crew ingress or egress; or external vision.' it is not possible to secure the current ram mount in any location that complies with this directive. In fact; I have seen it mounted as high as half way up the window; effectively blocking a major portion of the view out the side window. Even when mounted on the clip board it blocks several inches of downward vision; critical during ground operations in [or] near the gate. Because of this; I consider the current ram mount installation unsafe and in violation of AC 20-173.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B-737 Captain reported he feels his company's iPad mount does not meet applicable FAA requirements.
Narrative: I have become aware that the current use of iPad Ram mounts in the 737 cockpit; and possibly all [company] aircraft; is in violation of FAA Advisory Circular 20-173. About mounting devices it specifically it states in Section 5; Paragraph a; 'Positioning must not obstruct visual or physical access to aircraft controls and displays; flight crew ingress or egress; or external vision.' It is not possible to secure the current Ram mount in any location that complies with this directive. In fact; I have seen it mounted as high as half way up the window; effectively blocking a major portion of the view out the side window. Even when mounted on the clip board it blocks several inches of downward vision; critical during ground operations in [or] near the gate. Because of this; I consider the current Ram mount installation unsafe and in violation of AC 20-173.
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.