<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1403233, November 2016

Dash 8-200 flight crew reported a failed windshield on the first officer's side. Flight crew was able to divert and land within a short time.

Attributes
ACN	1403233
Time
Date	201611
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

On descent at approximately 8;000 feet in IMC and icing conditions; first officer noted a large crack in the right front windshield. There appeared to be smoldering in a small portion of the crack. No warning or caution light accompanied this event. There was no smoke and the captain did not smell any odor of significance. The windshield heat was immediately turned off and lower altitude was requested.approximately 30 seconds from initially observing the crack; the windshield suddenly cracked in a spider-web fashion accompanied by a loud noise. Smoke goggles were immediately donned and [ATC was advised] with immediate diversion to [nearby airport]; which was four minutes away. First officer transferred controls to captain and the flight attendant was notified to prepare cabin for immediate arrival. Emergency; abnormal checklist and normal checklists were all accomplished prior to landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Dash 8-200 flight crew reported a failed windshield on the First Officer's side. Flight crew was able to divert and land within a short time.

Narrative: On descent at approximately 8;000 feet in IMC and icing conditions; First Officer noted a large crack in the right front windshield. There appeared to be smoldering in a small portion of the crack. No warning or caution light accompanied this event. There was no smoke and the Captain did not smell any odor of significance. The windshield heat was immediately turned off and lower altitude was requested.Approximately 30 seconds from initially observing the crack; the windshield suddenly cracked in a spider-web fashion accompanied by a loud noise. Smoke goggles were immediately donned and [ATC was advised] with immediate diversion to [nearby airport]; which was four minutes away. First Officer transferred controls to Captain and the flight attendant was notified to prepare cabin for immediate arrival. Emergency; abnormal checklist and normal checklists were all accomplished prior to landing.

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.