<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1632060, April 2019

B737 captain reported both flight deck ipads would not charge using company cords. Captain questions company decision to remove paper charts.

Attributes
ACN	1632060
Time
Date	201904
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electronic Flt Bag (EFB)
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 222 Flight Crew Total 7215 Flight Crew Type 4756
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Inbound to ZZZ. Both first officer and I [had] our ipads plugged using company cords. Neither ipad would charge. I am told they are trickle charges and low amperage. We fly three legs today and the company ipad batteries won't make it. Why is the company removing paper charts if we can't keep our ipads charged?

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain reported both flight deck iPads would not charge using company cords. Captain questions company decision to remove paper charts.

Narrative: Inbound to ZZZ. Both First Officer and I [had] our iPads plugged using company cords. Neither iPad would charge. I am told they are trickle charges and low amperage. We fly three legs today and the company iPad batteries won't make it. Why is the company removing paper charts if we can't keep our iPads charged?

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