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A canadair cl-65 in climb at fl 250 declared an emergency and diverted due to the first officer's windshield outer pane shattering.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zzz.bcstn |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4790 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 511050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While climbing through 25000 ft a loud bang was heard on my (first officers) side. My windshield had instantly shattered. However it did hold together and pressurization was maintained. We requested to return to ZZZ after determining that it would hold. We also declared an emergency as a precaution and started an immediate descent. We also reduced airspeed to reduce stress to the windshield. The captain and I then discussed whether or not there was a checklist for a shattered windshield. Neither of us could recall ever seeing one in the QRH (quick reference handbook). As I looked at the tabs for each section I could not find one that said windshield on it. We then continued our normal procedures as we returned to the airport. The approach and landing were normal and we taxied to the gate without incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the first officer's windshield outer pane shattered in a pattern that restricted visibility. The reporter said the window heat was on and with a loud bang the window shattered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CANADAIR CL-65 IN CLB AT FL 250 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO THE FO'S WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE SHATTERING.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING THROUGH 25000 FT A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD ON MY (FIRST OFFICERS) SIDE. MY WINDSHIELD HAD INSTANTLY SHATTERED. HOWEVER IT DID HOLD TOGETHER AND PRESSURIZATION WAS MAINTAINED. WE REQUESTED TO RETURN TO ZZZ AFTER DETERMINING THAT IT WOULD HOLD. WE ALSO DECLARED AN EMER AS A PRECAUTION AND STARTED AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT. WE ALSO REDUCED AIRSPEED TO REDUCE STRESS TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAPT AND I THEN DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS A CHKLIST FOR A SHATTERED WINDSHIELD. NEITHER OF US COULD RECALL EVER SEEING ONE IN THE QRH (QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK). AS I LOOKED AT THE TABS FOR EACH SECTION I COULD NOT FIND ONE THAT SAID WINDSHIELD ON IT. WE THEN CONTINUED OUR NORMAL PROCS AS WE RETURNED TO THE ARPT. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FO'S WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE SHATTERED IN A PATTERN THAT RESTRICTED VISIBILITY. THE RPTR SAID THE WINDOW HEAT WAS ON AND WITH A LOUD BANG THE WINDOW SHATTERED.
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.