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A319 crew reported that the captain's front window cracked at cruise altitude. The crew returned to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1453566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZDV.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| 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) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 9185 Flight Crew Type 604 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
At cruise altitude captains front window cracked with a loud sound. Crack had multiple fingers and covered about 80% of the window. I [advised ATC] and requested immediate descent and return to kden. Pressurization system showed normal indications the entire flight. We accomplished window heat ecam and cracked window checklist in the QRH. I informed the flight attendants and passengers of the situation and advised it would be a normal approach and landing. Captain's visibility was impaired so I gave controls to first officer and he performed the landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 crew reported that the Captain's front window cracked at cruise altitude. The crew returned to the departure airport.
Narrative: At cruise altitude Captains front window cracked with a loud sound. Crack had multiple fingers and covered about 80% of the window. I [advised ATC] and requested immediate descent and return to KDEN. Pressurization system showed normal indications the entire flight. We accomplished Window Heat ecam and Cracked Window checklist in the QRH. I informed the flight attendants and passengers of the situation and advised it would be a normal approach and landing. Captain's visibility was impaired so I gave controls to first officer and he performed the 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.