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B737-700 captain reported the ipad mount as currently designed interferes with flight control and nose wheel tiller movement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1646129 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MSY.Airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electronic Flt Bag (EFB) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Type 14000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Placement of the permanent efb (electronic flight bag) mount causes the bottom part of the ipad to extend into the area needed to freely operate the tiller and the yoke. This restricts the pilot's ability to use the flight controls and severely restricts turning the tiller and yoke to the right. We verified proper seated position in accordance with [manual guidance] which places the pilot in a slightly higher seated position. This in fact exacerbates the problem by raising forearm position and reducing clearance between left forearm and the base of the ipad. The solution that I utilize is removing the ipad from its mount during all ground operations and any critical inflight operation to include taxi; takeoff; departure; climb; approach; and landing. I realize this is not optimal but believe it better than not being able to use the full authority of the flight controls in a critical situation.remove permanent efb mount in its current form and redesign to allow more articulation to be movable to a position that does not interfere with flight controls and aircraft handling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported the iPad mount as currently designed interferes with flight control and nose wheel tiller movement.
Narrative: Placement of the permanent EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) mount causes the bottom part of the iPad to extend into the area needed to freely operate the tiller and the yoke. This restricts the pilot's ability to use the flight controls and severely restricts turning the tiller and yoke to the right. We verified proper seated position in accordance with [manual guidance] which places the pilot in a slightly higher seated position. This in fact exacerbates the problem by raising forearm position and reducing clearance between left forearm and the base of the iPad. The solution that I utilize is removing the iPad from its mount during all ground operations and any critical inflight operation to include taxi; takeoff; departure; climb; approach; and landing. I realize this is not optimal but believe it better than not being able to use the full authority of the flight controls in a critical situation.Remove permanent EFB mount in its current form and redesign to allow more articulation to be movable to a position that does not interfere with flight controls and aircraft handling.
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.