EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY
ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG (EFB) EVALUATION REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY……………………………………………………………………..8
1.1 Purpose………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
1.2 Applicability………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
1.3 Use of the AMC 20-25 as Acceptable Means of Compliance ……………………………………………8
1.4 Other Means of Compliance………………………………………………………………………………………..8
1.4 Operating System ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SOFTWARE ……………………………………………….9
2.1 WIS overview……………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
2.2 Weather Products ……………………………………………………………………………………………………10
2.3 Weather Products Source …………………………………………………………………………………………10
2.4 Differences between WIS and WoB …………………………………………………………………………..10
2.5 Concept of use………………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
3 EFB CLASSIFICATION………………………………………………………………………………….11
3.1 Hardware Classification ……………………………………………………………………………………………11
3.2 Software Classification……………………………………………………………………………………………..11
3.3 Non-EFB Applications ………………………………………………………………………………………………11
4 HARDWARE OPERATIONAL EVALUATION …………………………………………………..11
5 SOFTWARE OPERATIONAL EVALUATION ……………………………………………………11
5.1 Risk Assessment …………………………………………………………………………………………………….11
5.2 Changes to the EFB system………………………………………………………………………………………12
5.3 Dispatch Considerations …………………………………………………………………………………………..12
5.4 Human Factors and HMI Assessment…………………………………………………………………………12
5.4.1 Human Machine Interface ………………………………………………………………………………….12
5.4.2 Legibility of Text ……………………………………………………………………………………………….13
5.4.3 Input Devices …………………………………………………………………………………………………..13
5.4.4 User Interfaces Consistencies…………………………………………………………………………….13
5.4.5 Messages and Use of Colours ……………………………………………………………………………13
5.4.6 System Error Messages …………………………………………………………………………………….14
5.4.7 Data Entry Screening and Error Messages ………………………………………………………….14
5.4.8 Error and Failure Modes…………………………………………………………………………………….14
5.4.8.1 Flight Crew Error …………………………………………………………………………………………………………14
5.4.8.2 Identifying Failure Modes ……………………………………………………………………………………………..14
5.4.9 Responsiveness of Applications………………………………………………………………………….14
5.4.10 Off-Screen Text and Content………………………………………………………………………………14
5.4.11 Active Regions …………………………………………………………………………………………………15
5.4.12 Managing Multiple Open Applications and Documents……………………………………………15
5.4.13 Flight Crew Workload………………………………………………………………………………………..15
5.4.14 HMI – Performance and Mass & Balance applications……………………………………………………15
5.5 Specific Considerations for Performance and Mass & Balance applications ……………………..15
5.6 Flight Crew Operating Procedures ……………………………………………………………………………..15
5.6.1 Procedures for using EFB systems with other flight crew compartment systems………………………15
5.6.2 Flight crew awareness of EFB Software / Databases Revisions…………………………………………….15
5.6.3 Procedures to mitigate and/or control workload…………………………………………………………………..16
5.6.4 Flight Crew Responsibilities for Performance Calculations……………………………………………………16
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5.7 Compliance Monitoring …………………………………………………………………………………………….16
5.8 EFB System Security ……………………………………………………………………………………………….16
5.9 Electronic Signatures ……………………………………………………………………………………………….16
5.10 EFB Administration ………………………………………………………………………………………………….17
5.10.1 EFB Policy and Procedures Manual…………………………………………………………………….17
5.10.2 System updates (Windows & iOS)……………………………………………………………………….17
5.10.3 Non-EFB Software applications…………………………………………………………………………..17
5.11 System Maintenance………………………………………………………………………………………………..17
5.12 Flight Crew Training…………………………………………………………………………………………………18
5.13 Operational Evaluation Test………………………………………………………………………………………18
5.13.1 Initial Retention of Paper Back Up……………………………………………………………………….18
5.13.2 Commencement of Operations Without Paper Back Up ………………………………………….18
5.14 Final operational report …………………………………………………………………………………………….18
6 APPLICATION OF EFB EVALUATION REPORT ……………………………………………..18
7 HONEYWELL COMPLIANCE DOSSIER………………………………………………………….19
8 ALTERNATE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE ………………………………………………………..19
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