Aircraft equipment problem of having a cracked window mandates a return land.

Attributes
ACN	223838
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	223838
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 19000
ASRS Report	223839
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff passing 8000 ft copilot's side window had a rapidly elongating crack. We slowed aircraft and descended and returned to iah. No further damage to aircraft or passenger or crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM OF HAVING A CRACKED WINDOW MANDATES A RETURN LAND.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF PASSING 8000 FT COPLT'S SIDE WINDOW HAD A RAPIDLY ELONGATING CRACK. WE SLOWED ACFT AND DSNDED AND RETURNED TO IAH. NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PAX OR CREW.

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.