MD11 crew had the captain's windshield outer panel shatter in-flight.

Attributes
ACN	552687
Time
Date	200207
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzzz.artcc
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
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 total : 11500
ASRS Report	552687
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cruising at fl 340 en route from ZZZ to ZZZ1 the captain's outer windshield shattered. We were in contact with ZZZZ center, declared an emergency and were given vectors to (ZZZZ1) nearest suitable airport. We descended to FL240 checked terrain then to 15000. Landing was a non-event. Aircraft was fixed 13 hours later and we continued to ZZZ1 with no problems. (This is the 2ND md-11 windscreen incident that our company has had.) there is a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 CREW HAD THE CAPT'S WINDSHIELD OUTER PANEL SHATTER INFLT.

Narrative: CRUISING AT FL 340 ENRTE FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 THE CAPT'S OUTER WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. WE WERE IN CONTACT WITH ZZZZ CENTER, DECLARED AN EMER AND WERE GIVEN VECTORS TO (ZZZZ1) NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. WE DSNDED TO FL240 CHKED TERRAIN THEN TO 15000. LNDG WAS A NON-EVENT. ACFT WAS FIXED 13 HRS LATER AND WE CONTINUED TO ZZZ1 WITH NO PROBS. (THIS IS THE 2ND MD-11 WINDSCREEN INCIDENT THAT OUR COMPANY HAS HAD.) THERE IS A PROB.

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.