<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1200428, September 2014

A B757-200 flight crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport when the first officer's windshield arced and subsequently suffered a shattered outer panel.

Attributes
ACN	1200428
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	FLL.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After level off the first officer's R1 windshield began arcing. We complied with the QRH and; soon after; the window shattered on outside. We landed at the nearest suitable airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 flight crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport when the First Officer's windshield arced and subsequently suffered a shattered outer panel.

Narrative: After level off the First Officer's R1 windshield began arcing. We complied with the QRH and; soon after; the window shattered on outside. We landed at the nearest suitable airport.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.