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F100 PIC alerts company to new ped -- a combo phone which can be attached to laptop computer to utilize the laptop speakers system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 501860 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 501860 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger electronic device non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
During cabin descent check, flight attendant discovered passenger with a cellular phone attached by cable to laptop computer. Phone was a combo phone and digital music player which passenger had connected to computer to use its speakers. Apparently, this is a new type of device which is not specifically addressed in our part 1 as to legality of in-flight use. Might be a good idea for our tech folks to look these over and make a ruling on use and let us know with a message, as there will probably start showing up frequently.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: F100 PIC ALERTS COMPANY TO NEW PED -- A COMBO PHONE WHICH CAN BE ATTACHED TO LAPTOP COMPUTER TO UTILIZE THE LAPTOP SPEAKERS SYS.
Narrative: DURING CABIN DSCNT CHK, FLT ATTENDANT DISCOVERED PAX WITH A CELLULAR PHONE ATTACHED BY CABLE TO LAPTOP COMPUTER. PHONE WAS A COMBO PHONE AND DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER WHICH PAX HAD CONNECTED TO COMPUTER TO USE ITS SPEAKERS. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A NEW TYPE OF DEVICE WHICH IS NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN OUR PART 1 AS TO LEGALITY OF INFLT USE. MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR OUR TECH FOLKS TO LOOK THESE OVER AND MAKE A RULING ON USE AND LET US KNOW WITH A MESSAGE, AS THERE WILL PROBABLY START SHOWING UP FREQUENTLY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.