Honeywell hasn’t heard of any blanking display screens caused by cell phones or other radio frequencies while an airplane was in flight, spokeswoman Nina Krauss said. Honeywell is aware of only one case where all six display units in a 737 cockpit went blank, Krauss said. The greater the number of phones emitting radio signals, he said, the greater the potential for interference with a plane’s flight system. After the plane landed, maintenance crews couldn’t find any reason for the blanking display units. The NASA-administered database scrubs the reports of identifying details, including names of airlines, pilots and usually the locations.

Source: Mint July 18, 2019 09:00 UTC