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B757-200 flight crew reported they were distracted by an overly bright ipad while on an approach to ege and descended below MOA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1231522 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZDV.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tablet |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was the pilot not flying to ege; we were just past rlg VOR. I was having difficulty adjusting the brightness on my ipad; which was distracting me. After crossing rlg at 14;000 feet; ATC informed us of a low altitude alert; I looked and we were at 13;500 feet; the MOA is 13;800 feet for that leg. The first officer immediately corrected; and climbed the aircraft to 13;800 feet. He then reset the vnav path for the approach and the approach was continued uneventfully with a normal approach and landing on runway 25 at ege. At no time did we get any alerts or warning from the GPWS.the first officer was trying to assist me in dimming my ipad; which distracted both of us for a few seconds. The moon was low and this is an approach into a dark valley; so the brightness of the ipad was very distracting to me by putting a glare on my window and making it difficult to see outside.on the layover I found several quick different ways to dim my ipad to very low settings for future use. This has never been a problem for me until last night. I will not have this problem again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 flight crew reported they were distracted by an overly bright iPad while on an approach to EGE and descended below MOA.
Narrative: I was the pilot not flying to EGE; we were just past RLG VOR. I was having difficulty adjusting the brightness on my iPad; which was distracting me. After crossing RLG at 14;000 feet; ATC informed us of a low altitude alert; I looked and we were at 13;500 feet; the MOA is 13;800 feet for that leg. The First Officer immediately corrected; and climbed the aircraft to 13;800 feet. He then reset the Vnav path for the approach and the approach was continued uneventfully with a normal approach and landing on RWY 25 at EGE. At no time did we get any alerts or warning from the GPWS.The First Officer was trying to assist me in dimming my iPad; which distracted both of us for a few seconds. The moon was low and this is an approach into a dark valley; so the brightness of the iPad was very distracting to me by putting a glare on my window and making it difficult to see outside.On the layover I found several quick different ways to dim my iPad to very low settings for future use. This has never been a problem for me until last night. I will not have this problem again.
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.