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Despite having followed his air carrier's bulletin describing the proper installation of his suction cup style efb mount; the captain of an A319 experienced two instances of attachment failure on one flight; once during pushback; disconnecting his headset; and again during the landing rollout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1230620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Other Push-back |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tablet |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
After installing the ram tab-tite mount as described in the company bulletin and insuring its security; the mount with the ipad fell off during pushback. The ram mount and ipad fell in such a way as to cause the captain's minitel to become unplugged; losing communications with the pushback crew.during the landing rollout; the ram mount again fell causing a substantial distraction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Despite having followed his air carrier's bulletin describing the proper installation of his suction cup style EFB mount; the Captain of an A319 experienced two instances of attachment failure on one flight; once during pushback; disconnecting his headset; and again during the landing rollout.
Narrative: After installing the RAM TAB-TITE mount as described in the company Bulletin and insuring its security; the mount with the iPad fell off during pushback. The RAM mount and iPad fell in such a way as to cause the Captain's Minitel to become unplugged; losing communications with the pushback crew.During the landing rollout; the RAM mount again fell causing a substantial distraction.
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.