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Air carrier captain questioned the legality of a new electronic tablet case that is magnetic and could affect the magnetic compass.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1504282 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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 | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
New ipad case is magnetic. Did it or flt ops research if these are safe; or legal to have on the aircraft; or how far away from the mag compass they need to be without causing deviations?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain questioned the legality of a new electronic tablet case that is magnetic and could affect the magnetic compass.
Narrative: New iPad case is magnetic. Did IT or Flt Ops research if these are safe; or legal to have on the aircraft; or how far away from the mag compass they need to be without causing deviations?
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.