B737 first officer reported the wi-fi was intermittent on the aircraft; which did not allow them to ...

Attributes
ACN	1465338
Time
Date	201707
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electronic Flt Bag (EFB)
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

The wi-fi on our aircraft is intermittent at best. We now have great technology to allow us to better avoid weather by using our ipads along with wsi pilot brief. This gives us a real-time look at the weather along our entire route in addition to ATC reports for our sector and our onboard weather radar which works out to about 160 NM.this is a huge safety issue which could save us from flying through a thunderstorm. The onboard radar shows us the nearest storms but sometimes blocks (or shadows out) storms beyond the closest one. The intermittent wi-fi is a distraction; I ended up turning wsi pilot brief off and used the radar to help avoid the weather.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 First Officer reported the Wi-Fi was intermittent on the aircraft; which did not allow them to use their iPads to access WSI Pilot Brief to avoid weather.

Narrative: The Wi-Fi on our aircraft is intermittent at best. We now have great technology to allow us to better avoid weather by using our iPads along with WSI Pilot Brief. This gives us a real-time look at the weather along our entire route in addition to ATC reports for our sector and our onboard weather radar which works out to about 160 NM.This is a huge safety issue which could save us from flying through a thunderstorm. The onboard radar shows us the nearest storms but sometimes blocks (or shadows out) storms beyond the closest one. The intermittent Wi-Fi is a distraction; I ended up turning WSI Pilot Brief off and used the radar to help avoid the weather.

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B737 first officer reported the wi-fi was intermittent on the aircraft; which did not allow them to use their ipads to access wsi pilot brief to avoid weather.