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Air carrier captain reported his concern with his airline's decision to remove one of the hard copy qrhs from the cockpit; leaving one hard copy and the ipad as source material for QRH procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1438055 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 12000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
I am writing to express my concerns over the removal of 1 copy of the QRH from the flight deck. In my opinion; this practice may compromise safety. My concern primarily pertains to a situation in which the non-flying pilot must utilize the QRH but it's located next to the flying pilot. There are non-normals that arise and the flying pilot may be able to hand off the QRH to the non-flying pilot; but as you know; there are many non-normals in which it would not be prudent for the flying pilot to attempt to hand off the QRH to the non-flying pilot. An argument could be made that the QRH should be switched from side to side and should at all times be next to the non-flying pilot. But; during an abnormal; the role of non-flying pilot may change with the circumstances. Of course the electronic version of the QRH may also be utilized. Though to me; using the ipad to simultaneously run a QRH checklist; and utilize it for jepp charts may expose pilots to unnecessary risk. A paper QRH allows pilots to physically hold their finger next to items yet to be completed while at the same time use the ipad to reference a jepp chart. In sum; it seems that if we are still going to provide the aircraft with one copy of the QRH; there is little to be saved by not providing two.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported his concern with his airline's decision to remove one of the hard copy QRHs from the cockpit; leaving one hard copy and the iPad as source material for QRH procedures.
Narrative: I am writing to express my concerns over the removal of 1 copy of the QRH from the flight deck. In my opinion; this practice may compromise safety. My concern primarily pertains to a situation in which the non-flying pilot must utilize the QRH but it's located next to the flying pilot. There are non-normals that arise and the flying pilot may be able to hand off the QRH to the non-flying pilot; but as you know; there are many non-normals in which it would not be prudent for the flying pilot to attempt to hand off the QRH to the non-flying pilot. An argument could be made that the QRH should be switched from side to side and should at all times be next to the non-flying pilot. But; during an abnormal; the role of non-flying pilot may change with the circumstances. Of course the electronic version of the QRH may also be utilized. Though to me; using the iPad to simultaneously run a QRH checklist; and utilize it for Jepp charts may expose pilots to unnecessary risk. A paper QRH allows pilots to physically hold their finger next to items yet to be completed while at the same time use the iPad to reference a Jepp chart. In sum; it seems that if we are still going to provide the aircraft with one copy of the QRH; there is little to be saved by not providing two.
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.