The captain's forward inner windshield shattered in-flight. An emergency was declared and the flight...

Attributes
ACN	659565
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 36000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 265 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	659565
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	659573
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise altitude in smooth; clear air; with autoplt on; at managed speed; captain's forward inner windshield shattered explosively with glass shards all over cockpit. No decompression noted. Masks on as a precaution. Captain bleeding from somewhere -- figured a small cut from the shards. Called ATC to begin descent and slow down. With captain flying and doing ATC; I pulled out flight manual and did the procedures. ACARS'ed dispatch with a 'call me' and got maintenance on the line. Too; he informed me that we had 1/8 inch of glass between us and air. Asked dispatch his preference for divert station but lost him; so ACARS'ed that we were going to ZZZ1; as that was less than 100 mi away and we could see the WX was good. Captain got ATC clearance to ZZZ1; gave me the jet/ATC; and gave flight attendant cabin advisory. I used speed brakes to get down. Cap[T loaded ZZZ1 runway 12R in box while I got ATIS. We wanted to get down and slow down. I configured pretty early to stay slow as I was concerned about hitting birds now (it was on the ATIS). Copilot landing and taxi in uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CAPT'S FORWARD INNER WINDSHIELD SHATTERED INFLT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST FIELD.

Narrative: AT CRUISE ALT IN SMOOTH; CLR AIR; WITH AUTOPLT ON; AT MANAGED SPD; CAPT'S FORWARD INNER WINDSHIELD SHATTERED EXPLOSIVELY WITH GLASS SHARDS ALL OVER COCKPIT. NO DECOMPRESSION NOTED. MASKS ON AS A PRECAUTION. CAPT BLEEDING FROM SOMEWHERE -- FIGURED A SMALL CUT FROM THE SHARDS. CALLED ATC TO BEGIN DSCNT AND SLOW DOWN. WITH CAPT FLYING AND DOING ATC; I PULLED OUT FLT MANUAL AND DID THE PROCS. ACARS'ED DISPATCH WITH A 'CALL ME' AND GOT MAINT ON THE LINE. TOO; HE INFORMED ME THAT WE HAD 1/8 INCH OF GLASS BTWN US AND AIR. ASKED DISPATCH HIS PREFERENCE FOR DIVERT STATION BUT LOST HIM; SO ACARS'ED THAT WE WERE GOING TO ZZZ1; AS THAT WAS LESS THAN 100 MI AWAY AND WE COULD SEE THE WX WAS GOOD. CAPT GOT ATC CLRNC TO ZZZ1; GAVE ME THE JET/ATC; AND GAVE FLT ATTENDANT CABIN ADVISORY. I USED SPD BRAKES TO GET DOWN. CAP[T LOADED ZZZ1 RWY 12R IN BOX WHILE I GOT ATIS. WE WANTED TO GET DOWN AND SLOW DOWN. I CONFIGURED PRETTY EARLY TO STAY SLOW AS I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HITTING BIRDS NOW (IT WAS ON THE ATIS). COPLT LNDG AND TAXI IN UNEVENTFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

The captain's forward inner windshield shattered in-flight. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to the nearest field.