B767 captain experiences an ipad automatic shutdown due to high temperature after sitting in the sun...

Attributes
ACN	1182157
Time
Date	201406
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Tablet
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

While enroute; I was on the sun side of aircraft. My ipad displayed a thermometer with message temperature too high and ceased operation. Ipad was in sun on window mounted holder sun side of aircraft for multiple hours. Electronic devices fail and this has been proven again. Removal of flight kits with paper charts and manuals is setting the stage for a major safety issue. We should not be relying on ipads for this information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 Captain experiences an iPad automatic shutdown due to high temperature after sitting in the sun for several hours.

Narrative: While enroute; I was on the sun side of aircraft. My iPad displayed a thermometer with message temperature too high and ceased operation. iPad was in sun on window mounted holder sun side of aircraft for multiple hours. Electronic devices fail and this has been proven again. Removal of flight kits with paper charts and manuals is setting the stage for a major safety issue. We should not be relying on iPads for this information.

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.

B767 captain experiences an ipad automatic shutdown due to high temperature after sitting in the sun for several hours.