Flight attendant report regarding the divert of an FK10 because of a cracked windshield.

Attributes
ACN	420825
Time
Date	199810
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
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	420825
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:

I was informed the cockpit windshield broke and we may have to divert. Passenger and crew were calm. We diverted. The passenger were annoyed by the inconvenience more than anything.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING THE DIVERT OF AN FK10 BECAUSE OF A CRACKED WINDSHIELD.

Narrative: I WAS INFORMED THE COCKPIT WINDSHIELD BROKE AND WE MAY HAVE TO DIVERT. PAX AND CREW WERE CALM. WE DIVERTED. THE PAX WERE ANNOYED BY THE INCONVENIENCE MORE THAN ANYTHING.

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.