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At FL430 outer pane of windshield crack spread to a shatter condition. Flight crew descended aircraft to lower altitude but continued 230 mi to destination, lit,ar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162424 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 43000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 162424 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain in cabin for physiological reasons. Called to cockpit by cocapt. Informed of spreading crack in windshield. Notified passenger to return to seats and fasten seat belts. Turned off windshield heat and pulled right front windshield circuit breaker out, panel shattered during this process. Requested descent below 35000' MSL to reduce pressure differential. Consulted checklist and proceeded to destination, little rock, for landing. No other damage. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT FL430 OUTER PANE OF WINDSHIELD CRACK SPREAD TO A SHATTER CONDITION. FLT CREW DESCENDED ACFT TO LOWER ALT BUT CONTINUED 230 MI TO DESTINATION, LIT,AR.
Narrative: CAPT IN CABIN FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL REASONS. CALLED TO COCKPIT BY COCAPT. INFORMED OF SPREADING CRACK IN WINDSHIELD. NOTIFIED PAX TO RETURN TO SEATS AND FASTEN SEAT BELTS. TURNED OFF WINDSHIELD HEAT AND PULLED R FRONT WINDSHIELD CB OUT, PANEL SHATTERED DURING THIS PROCESS. REQUESTED DSNT BELOW 35000' MSL TO REDUCE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL. CONSULTED CHKLIST AND PROCEEDED TO DEST, LITTLE ROCK, FOR LNDG. NO OTHER DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.