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Air carrier captain reported about the limits of single FMC/ACARS operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1358876 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 28 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Passenger Misconduct |
Narrative:
We had a passenger issue in the back of the aircraft; and requested direct to ZZZ. We were given priority handling from ATC. We only had one FMC that had ACARS capability. While I was trying to communicate with our company via ACARS; my first officer; who was flying the aircraft; was unable to get the weather for our arrival; due to a single ACARS setup.I think it could be a continual safety issue; with only a single ACARS setup; in our aircraft when you are in a time sensitive situation; and severely limited to needed information for the safety of the flight. Only one of us could use ACARS at a time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported about the limits of single FMC/ACARS operations.
Narrative: We had a Passenger issue in the back of the aircraft; and requested direct to ZZZ. We were given priority handling from ATC. We only had one FMC that had ACARS capability. While I was trying to communicate with our Company via ACARS; my FO; who was flying the aircraft; was unable to get the weather for our arrival; due to a single ACARS setup.I think it could be a continual safety issue; with only a single ACARS setup; in our aircraft when you are in a time sensitive situation; and severely limited to needed information for the safety of the flight. Only one of us could use ACARS at a time.
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.