Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Distraction
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Aircraft; Human Factors
Approaching MAJIC; Atlanta Center instructed us to descend via the IVANE 5. As I read back the clearance; my iPad mount came unattached from the window and fell on my arm. This began my distraction from the flight; as I started reattaching my iPad and bracket to the window. Sometime after MAJIC (now with CLT Approach;) we were told to slow to 210; turn left; and descend to 7;000. After that; the controller asked if we were given a descend via clearance; as we seemed kind of low. I responded yes; and then looked at our altitude. We were passing through 9;000 feet. I was then aware I had not been paying attention to our descent profile and was not sure if we missed a crossing altitude earlier on the arrival. I did NOT ask the controller if we had missed any altitudes. As I was unaware of any deviations; I am submitting this as a precaution.First; get Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) hard mounts. Second; I should not have allowed myself to become so distracted by re-attaching my EFB mount. In the future; I will allow it to stay 'dislodged' until we are in a safe environment to reconnect it.
I have had the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) mounts fall on my arm several times. Not only is it startling; but in some cases hurts my arm if it falls a certain way. Luckily it hasn't fallen during the takeoff roll; but I imagine that would be the scariest time for it to fall (or perhaps during the flare in a landing). The EFB mounts are a simple remedy to a potentially serious disruption in the cockpit.
ERJ-175 flight crew reported they had a possible altitude deviation on approach to CLT when they were distracted by the Captain's iPad mount coming loose and falling onto his arm.