Flight attendant report regarding a super 80 windshield problem which caused a divert.

Attributes
ACN	417772
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bna
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	417772
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Captain notified me in-flight that they discovered a bubble in cockpit windshield right of first officer seat and because you could feel a non smooth surface, they would require to land at bna. Plane landed without incident, passenger deplaned after mechanics took aircraft OTS. Proceeded flight with new aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A SUPER 80 WINDSHIELD PROB WHICH CAUSED A DIVERT.

Narrative: CAPT NOTIFIED ME INFLT THAT THEY DISCOVERED A BUBBLE IN COCKPIT WINDSHIELD R OF FO SEAT AND BECAUSE YOU COULD FEEL A NON SMOOTH SURFACE, THEY WOULD REQUIRE TO LAND AT BNA. PLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, PAX DEPLANED AFTER MECHS TOOK ACFT OTS. PROCEEDED FLT WITH NEW ACFT.

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.