MD80 crew had a outer cabin window shatter in ZFW class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	519895
Time
Date	200108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zkc.artcc
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc tracon : a11.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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
ASRS Report	519895
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Declaration of emergency. Broken cabin window. Flying texoma departure to ind after leveloff at FL330, flight attendant reported that passenger window at xyz had just made a loud crack, and looked like it was broken. First officer went back and confirmed. Declared emergency and requested immediate descent, and divert to tul. After landing at tul, maintenance determined that outer window had cracked around other edge. They replaced window, conducted inspection of rest of windows on aircraft, and replaced a total of 30 windows.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A OUTER CABIN WINDOW SHATTER IN ZFW CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DECLARATION OF EMER. BROKEN CABIN WINDOW. FLYING TEXOMA DEP TO IND AFTER LEVELOFF AT FL330, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT PAX WINDOW AT XYZ HAD JUST MADE A LOUD CRACK, AND LOOKED LIKE IT WAS BROKEN. FO WENT BACK AND CONFIRMED. DECLARED EMER AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE DSCNT, AND DIVERT TO TUL. AFTER LNDG AT TUL, MAINT DETERMINED THAT OUTER WINDOW HAD CRACKED AROUND OTHER EDGE. THEY REPLACED WINDOW, CONDUCTED INSPECTION OF REST OF WINDOWS ON ACFT, AND REPLACED A TOTAL OF 30 WINDOWS.

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.