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An air carrier first officer learned after the fact that charging his cell phone through the usb port on the aircraft's efb was not authorized.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 912511 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Yesterday; I learned that I may have committed an far violation; in addition to a company policy violation. On approximately four or five occasions; I used a usb port connected to the aircraft's electronic flight bag (efb) to charge my cellphone. On each occasion; I plugged my phone's charging cable into one of the efb's usb ports. I then left the phone in a secure place where it would not fall or otherwise get damaged. I was completely unaware that my actions could have any effect on the efb whatsoever. I also wasn't aware that my actions were possibly contrary to the far's. On each occasion; I left the phone alone after it began charging. I never felt that charging the phone had any effect whatsoever on the safe operation of the aircraft; or on the performance of my duties. Again; the phone was left alone while charging. I have since been notified by my company that the efb's usb ports are for maintenance use only. I will comply with that instruction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier First Officer learned after the fact that charging his cell phone through the USB port on the aircraft's EFB was not authorized.
Narrative: Yesterday; I learned that I may have committed an FAR violation; in addition to a company policy violation. On approximately four or five occasions; I used a USB port connected to the aircraft's Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) to charge my cellphone. On each occasion; I plugged my phone's charging cable into one of the EFB's USB ports. I then left the phone in a secure place where it would not fall or otherwise get damaged. I was completely unaware that my actions could have any effect on the EFB whatsoever. I also wasn't aware that my actions were possibly contrary to the FAR's. On each occasion; I left the phone alone after it began charging. I never felt that charging the phone had any effect whatsoever on the safe operation of the aircraft; or on the performance of my duties. Again; the phone was left alone while charging. I have since been notified by my company that the EFB's USB ports are for maintenance use only. I will comply with that instruction.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.