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A B737 captain reported his ipad has become 'useless' since a recent update.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1324869 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tablet |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
The recent update to [the ipad] has removed the ability of the pilot to rapidly access the flight manual. By removing the 'four horizontal lines' prompt' in the upper right of the ipad screen it is no longer possible to access a 'table of contents' for the flight manual. This means that the pilot must manually sort through the 2;230 pages of the flight manual in order to find the desired material. This renders the ipad useless as an electronic fight bag.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 Captain reported his iPad has become 'useless' since a recent update.
Narrative: The recent update to [the iPad] has removed the ability of the pilot to rapidly access the flight manual. By removing the 'four horizontal lines' prompt' in the upper right of the iPad screen it is no longer possible to access a 'table of contents' for the flight manual. This means that the pilot must manually sort through the 2;230 pages of the flight manual in order to find the desired material. This renders the iPad useless as an electronic fight bag.
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.