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B777 first officer reported the ram mount fell on touchdown and posed a potential rudder pedal interference problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1224156 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electronic Flt Bag (EFB) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Type 2500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Upon touchdown with a normal rate of descent; the ram mount detached and fell towards the area directly in front of the outboard rudder pedal. This required the pilot flying (PF) to move his thigh to the outboard sidewall to trap the ram mount and prevent it from hitting the floor and potentially interfering with the controls. The captain noticed the ram mount detach and as the PF began to verbalize passing control the captain who took the aircraft at approximately 100kts.the ram mount was attached to the elb on a C model aircraft. It's a glass surface if it doesn't work well on that by an average user it really shouldn't be in use. I have yet to talk to a single pilot that is satisfied with this mount that routinely detaches in light turbulence. In my opinion this device has introduced another threat to the cockpit that outweighs its benefits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 First Officer reported the RAM mount fell on touchdown and posed a potential rudder pedal interference problem.
Narrative: Upon touchdown with a normal rate of descent; the RAM mount detached and fell towards the area directly in front of the outboard rudder pedal. This required the pilot flying (PF) to move his thigh to the outboard sidewall to trap the ram mount and prevent it from hitting the floor and potentially interfering with the controls. The Captain noticed the ram mount detach and as the PF began to verbalize passing control the Captain who took the aircraft at approximately 100kts.The ram mount was attached to the ELB on a C model aircraft. It's a glass surface if it doesn't work well on that by an average user it really shouldn't be in use. I have yet to talk to a single pilot that is satisfied with this mount that routinely detaches in light turbulence. In my opinion this device has introduced another threat to the cockpit that outweighs its benefits.
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.