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A DC10-30 flight crew diverts to dtw after experiencing a broken outer pane on the first officer's front window while en route to europe near jfk, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 460406 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 490 |
| ASRS Report | 460406 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : window-self disclosed other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flying at FL310, copilot's window started arcing. Turned off window heat as per cockpit operations manual. 2 mins later, window cracked. Determined outside pane only. Due to icing conditions in europe, dispatch decided we should land dtw. Dumped 24000 pounds fuel and landed dtw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10-30 FLC DIVERTS TO DTW AFTER EXPERIENCING A BROKEN OUTER PANE ON THE FO'S FRONT WINDOW WHILE ENRTE TO EUROPE NEAR JFK, NY.
Narrative: FLYING AT FL310, COPLT'S WINDOW STARTED ARCING. TURNED OFF WINDOW HEAT AS PER COCKPIT OPS MANUAL. 2 MINS LATER, WINDOW CRACKED. DETERMINED OUTSIDE PANE ONLY. DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS IN EUROPE, DISPATCH DECIDED WE SHOULD LAND DTW. DUMPED 24000 LBS FUEL AND LANDED DTW.
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.