Arcing, cracking windshield, flight crew declared emergency, landed ok.

Attributes
ACN	101855
Time
Date	198901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mfr
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 37000 agl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zse
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	101855
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Due to center cockpit window cracking and arcing requested priority handling for descent approach to mfr (medford, or). No problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARCING, CRACKING WINDSHIELD, FLT CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED OK.

Narrative: DUE TO CENTER COCKPIT WINDOW CRACKING AND ARCING REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING FOR DSCNT APCH TO MFR (MEDFORD, OR). NO PROBLEMS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.