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Md-80 first officer experiences his ipad ram mount losing its suction during landing and falling under the rudder pedals. No problems with aircraft control were encountered but the ipad was damaged. The reporter suggests reattaching the ram mount at the top of descent for maximum suction during approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1226804 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201412 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Upon touchdown this afternoon my ipad/ram mount decided to become airborne and lodge itself under the MD80 rudder pedals. (Gee; I didn't think my landing was that bad). Fortunately there was no adverse effects on the landing rollout or in directional control of the airplane. But now I'll need another ipad. I have two suggestions:1) add an item to the cruise checklist which reminds you to re-secure the ram mount at a high cabin altitude when the suction is weakest. (I've penciled it on my checklist).2) issue each pilot a 12 inch lanyard with a carabineer clip which can be secured to a part of the aircraft. Then; when both suction cups fail (and this happens fairly frequently) you can save the cost of an ipad replacement and keep the ram mount assembly from becoming a projectile; possibly ending up under the rudder pedals.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD-80 First Officer experiences his iPad Ram mount losing its suction during landing and falling under the rudder pedals. No problems with aircraft control were encountered but the iPad was damaged. The reporter suggests reattaching the Ram mount at the top of descent for maximum suction during approach.
Narrative: Upon touchdown this afternoon my iPad/ram mount decided to become airborne and lodge itself under the MD80 rudder pedals. (Gee; I didn't think my landing was THAT bad). Fortunately there was no adverse effects on the landing rollout or in directional control of the airplane. But now I'll need another iPad. I have two suggestions:1) Add an item to the cruise checklist which reminds you to re-secure the ram mount at a high cabin altitude when the suction is weakest. (I've penciled it on my checklist).2) Issue each pilot a 12 inch lanyard with a carabineer clip which can be secured to a part of the aircraft. Then; when both suction cups fail (and this happens fairly frequently) you can save the cost of an iPad replacement and keep the ram mount assembly from becoming a projectile; possibly ending up under the rudder pedals.
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.