B757-200 crew has first officer's outer window pane shatter at FL360.

Attributes
ACN	722421
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 36000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	722421
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In cruise flight the first officer's forward windshield began an arcing line up from the bottom of the windshield. Per QRH we followed the procedure and the windshield outer pane shattered in an explosive manner leaving the first officer with no forward visibility. While the QRH bullet note says continued flight is acceptable with a damaged window I felt the damage was severe enough; beyond a normal crack; to warrant an emergency landing at the nearest suitable airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW HAS FO'S OUTER WINDOW PANE SHATTER AT FL360.

Narrative: IN CRUISE FLT THE FO'S FORWARD WINDSHIELD BEGAN AN ARCING LINE UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. PER QRH WE FOLLOWED THE PROC AND THE WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE SHATTERED IN AN EXPLOSIVE MANNER LEAVING THE FO WITH NO FORWARD VISIBILITY. WHILE THE QRH BULLET NOTE SAYS CONTINUED FLT IS ACCEPTABLE WITH A DAMAGED WINDOW I FELT THE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH; BEYOND A NORMAL CRACK; TO WARRANT AN EMER LNDG AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.

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.