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IAI1125 first officer experiences a shattered windshield at FL340; followed by descent and diversion to a suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1041950 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream G100/G150 (IAI 1125 Astra) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 168 Flight Crew Total 8098 Flight Crew Type 101 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
While flying at FL340 under IFR in VMC; the right front windscreen failed intact with an obvious sound alerting both pilots. The outer pane cracked which partially obscured forward visibility. The aircraft remained pressurized and both pilots donned oxygen masks before descent. Immediate action was taken by the pilots to slow the aircraft; contact and notify ATC with the problem; requesting left turn on course to ZZZ (abeam and nearest suitable airport) and descend to FL100. ATC complied immediately with the request so no emergency was declared. The aircraft was landed normally in visual conditions without any incident. Three days later a new right windscreen was installed and the aircraft was returned to base.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IAI1125 First Officer experiences a shattered windshield at FL340; followed by descent and diversion to a suitable airport.
Narrative: While flying at FL340 under IFR in VMC; the right front windscreen failed intact with an obvious sound alerting both pilots. The outer pane cracked which partially obscured forward visibility. The aircraft remained pressurized and both pilots donned oxygen masks before descent. Immediate action was taken by the pilots to slow the aircraft; contact and notify ATC with the problem; requesting left turn on course to ZZZ (abeam and nearest suitable airport) and descend to FL100. ATC complied immediately with the request so no emergency was declared. The aircraft was landed normally in visual conditions without any incident. Three days later a new right windscreen was installed and the aircraft was returned to base.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.