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A B737-300 in cruise at FL350 declared an emergency and diverted due to first officer's windshield experienced spider web cracks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11393 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 530230 |
| 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 other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 35000 ft during cruise flight, approximately 65 NM west of bna en route to ZZZ1 from ZZZ2, the first officer's windshield cracked, looking like a spider web, covering the entire windshield pane. An emergency was declared and a rapid descent initiated and we diverted to ZZZ3. All checklist and appropriate procedures were accomplished. A VFR approach and landing at ZZZ3 took place.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 IN CRUISE AT FL350 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO FO'S WINDSHIELD EXPERIENCED SPIDER WEB CRACKS.
Narrative: AT 35000 FT DURING CRUISE FLT, APPROX 65 NM W OF BNA ENRTE TO ZZZ1 FROM ZZZ2, THE FO'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED, LOOKING LIKE A SPIDER WEB, COVERING THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD PANE. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND A RAPID DSCNT INITIATED AND WE DIVERTED TO ZZZ3. ALL CHKLIST AND APPROPRIATE PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. A VFR APCH AND LNDG AT ZZZ3 TOOK PLACE.
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.