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A320 captain reported unusually rapid battery drain since the installation of a jeppesen FD-pro program update.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1438751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electronic Flt Bag (EFB) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Since the [latest] upgrade to jeppesen FD-pro; the ipad battery consumption has increased significantly. For example; I just flew [an hour and a half flight]; the first flight of the day; my ipad battery was at 100% on the way to the airport. By the time I arrived; my ipad battery was at 62%. After flight planning for the next flight; and just prior to pushback; my ipad battery was down to 52%. The other issue since this upgrade is that jepp FD-pro is significantly slower. The 'resuming flightdeck...' message; which was rare before; now displays every time one returns to FD-pro. These issues are not unique to my ipad; it is also happening to the ipads of everyone I've flown with since the upgrade.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported unusually rapid battery drain since the installation of a Jeppesen FD-Pro program update.
Narrative: Since the [latest] upgrade to Jeppesen FD-Pro; the iPad battery consumption has increased significantly. For example; I just flew [an hour and a half flight]; the first flight of the day; my iPad battery was at 100% on the way to the airport. By the time I arrived; my iPad battery was at 62%. After flight planning for the next flight; and just prior to pushback; my iPad battery was down to 52%. The other issue since this upgrade is that Jepp FD-Pro is significantly slower. The 'Resuming FlightDeck...' message; which was rare before; now displays every time one returns to FD-Pro. These issues are not unique to my iPad; it is also happening to the iPads of everyone I've flown with since the upgrade.
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.