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An embraer 120 on leveloff at FL260 declared an emergency and diverted due the captain's windshield outer pane shattering.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pih.airport |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | msl single value : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 545050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other 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 | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route to ida, we had just leveled at FL260 when the outside window pane of the captain's windshield shattered. We initiated an emergency descent and declared an emergency. We diverted to pih and landed uneventfully. Our airline has no procedure for problem, even though it happens several times per yr. It would be nice to know how dangerous this is, so we can plan accordingly. We didn't know if it was going to break completely through or if we really hadn't affected the structure much.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER 120 ON LEVELOFF AT FL260 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE THE CAPT'S WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE SHATTERING.
Narrative: ENRTE TO IDA, WE HAD JUST LEVELED AT FL260 WHEN THE OUTSIDE WINDOW PANE OF THE CAPT'S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. WE INITIATED AN EMER DSCNT AND DECLARED AN EMER. WE DIVERTED TO PIH AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. OUR AIRLINE HAS NO PROC FOR PROB, EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER YR. IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS, SO WE CAN PLAN ACCORDINGLY. WE DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS GOING TO BREAK COMPLETELY THROUGH OR IF WE REALLY HADN'T AFFECTED THE STRUCTURE MUCH.
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.