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The B727 flight crew's inexperience with their new flight bags resulted in a track deviation when they couldn't locate a fix on the EWR8 SID.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 927459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID EWR8 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electronic Flt Bag (EFB) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 4000 Flight Crew Type 1800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
The problem arose due to my lack of experience with our efbs. These are new to the 727 and we still have paper charts to back us up in using these for navigation. When cleared for a [downstream fix on] the EWR8 SID; I was unable to pull up that part of the SID and incorrectly believed it was not on the SID. In reality; had I scrolled or expanded the screen presentation I would have found the fix. By the time I found the point departure had asked us to proceed to a navaid we were receiving. I discovered my error after going back and playing with the way I had efb SID displayed; thus gaining a bit more experience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The B727 flight crew's inexperience with their new flight bags resulted in a track deviation when they couldn't locate a fix on the EWR8 SID.
Narrative: The problem arose due to my lack of experience with our EFBs. These are new to the 727 and we still have paper charts to back us up in using these for navigation. When cleared for a [downstream fix on] the EWR8 SID; I was unable to pull up that part of the SID and incorrectly believed it was not on the SID. In reality; had I scrolled or expanded the screen presentation I would have found the fix. By the time I found the point Departure had asked us to proceed to a navaid we were receiving. I discovered my error after going back and playing with the way I had EFB SID displayed; thus gaining a bit more experience.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.