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Flight attendant report on a failed cockpit window during cruise in a B737-800 with a subsequent diversion to rdu, nc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 575444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was in the coach galley when I heard the PA that we were going to rdu due to a mechanical problem. The captain didn't tell the passenger what the problem was, but did tell the flight attendants that were in first class. Flight attendant #2 told me what happened. The windshield panel on captain's side shattered in-flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON A FAILED COCKPIT WINDOW DURING CRUISE IN A B737-800 WITH A SUBSEQUENT DIVERSION TO RDU, NC.
Narrative: I WAS IN THE COACH GALLEY WHEN I HEARD THE PA THAT WE WERE GOING TO RDU DUE TO A MECHANICAL PROB. THE CAPT DIDN'T TELL THE PAX WHAT THE PROB WAS, BUT DID TELL THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT WERE IN FIRST CLASS. FLT ATTENDANT #2 TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED. THE WINDSHIELD PANEL ON CAPT'S SIDE SHATTERED INFLT.
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.