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B737-700 first officer reported a cracked passenger window in flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1539288 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cabin Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 340 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Speed All Types Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
On climb-out from ZZZ; the flight attendant called with a two-chime call. She notified me that a passenger window had cracked and the passengers had relocated seats. We stopped the climb at FL330. At that point; I think our altitude did not capture and went down to FL326. The captain started a phone patch with dispatch and maintenance control. The a flight attendant took a picture and slid it under the flight deck door. Unable to determine the severity of the crack; the captain went back to assess the damage. Upon return; he told me that he could hear wind through the window. He shared that information with dispatch and maintenance control. Over the radio; he was in constant communication with ATC that we were working an issue.at no point did I request priority handling or [advise ATC]. Once the decision was made by dispatch to divert; I requested the diversion with a precautionary landing into ZZZ1. Tower asked if we needed assistance; we declined. Normal approach with gusty winds. Our speed went plus 10 above target. The captain (pilot monitoring) announced correction on speed. I called airspeed; and said the gust was varying the speed +10/-5 of target. Normal landing; rollout and taxi to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 First Officer reported a cracked passenger window in flight.
Narrative: On climb-out from ZZZ; the Flight Attendant called with a two-chime call. She notified me that a passenger window had cracked and the passengers had relocated seats. We stopped the climb at FL330. At that point; I think our altitude did not capture and went down to FL326. The Captain started a phone patch with Dispatch and Maintenance Control. The A Flight Attendant took a picture and slid it under the flight deck door. Unable to determine the severity of the crack; the Captain went back to assess the damage. Upon return; he told me that he could hear wind through the window. He shared that information with Dispatch and Maintenance Control. Over the radio; he was in constant communication with ATC that we were working an issue.At no point did I request priority handling or [advise ATC]. Once the decision was made by Dispatch to divert; I requested the diversion with a precautionary landing into ZZZ1. Tower asked if we needed assistance; we declined. Normal approach with gusty winds. Our speed went plus 10 above target. The Captain (Pilot Monitoring) announced correction on speed. I called airspeed; and said the gust was varying the speed +10/-5 of target. Normal landing; rollout and taxi to the gate.
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.