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An air carrier light transport passenger noted a crack developing in a window and notified the crew. The crew got a lower altitude and landed with no reported injuries or further damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 209939 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zme |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 209939 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While passing through 12000 ft, a passenger informed us that he noticed a crack develop in the window of cabin seat xx. After the captain investigated the occurrence, we then took precautionary action by descending to a safe altitude, slowing the aircraft down, and depressurizing the aircraft. We never experienced any cabin noise or loss of cabin pressure directly after discovery of the crack; so we informed ATC of our difficulty and they granted us direct memphis. We landed at memphis international without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LTT PAX NOTED A CRACK DEVELOPING IN A WINDOW AND NOTIFIED THE CREW. THE CREW GOT A LOWER ALT AND LANDED WITH NO RPTED INJURIES OR FURTHER DAMAGE.
Narrative: WHILE PASSING THROUGH 12000 FT, A PAX INFORMED US THAT HE NOTICED A CRACK DEVELOP IN THE WINDOW OF CABIN SEAT XX. AFTER THE CAPT INVESTIGATED THE OCCURRENCE, WE THEN TOOK PRECAUTIONARY ACTION BY DSNDING TO A SAFE ALT, SLOWING THE ACFT DOWN, AND DEPRESSURIZING THE ACFT. WE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY CABIN NOISE OR LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE DIRECTLY AFTER DISCOVERY OF THE CRACK; SO WE INFORMED ATC OF OUR DIFFICULTY AND THEY GRANTED US DIRECT MEMPHIS. WE LANDED AT MEMPHIS INTL WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.