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A CRJ200 captain windshield cracked at FL320. An emergency was declared with a diversion to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 760430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 32000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 12250 |
| ASRS Report | 760430 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Leveled off at FL320 and had just performed the cruise checklist when the captain side windshield broke. I performed the QRH procedures; spoke to the flight attendant and contacted dispatch. In the meantime I requested a descent to 10000 ft from center. We were about 70 mi east of ZZZ so I made the decision to divert into ZZZ as a precaution. At about 11000 ft we were handed off to tower and I declared an emergency. We landed uneventfully in ZZZ and taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ200 CAPT WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT FL320. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH A DIVERSION TO A NEARBY ARPT.
Narrative: LEVELED OFF AT FL320 AND HAD JUST PERFORMED THE CRUISE CHKLIST WHEN THE CAPT SIDE WINDSHIELD BROKE. I PERFORMED THE QRH PROCS; SPOKE TO THE FLT ATTENDANT AND CONTACTED DISPATCH. IN THE MEANTIME I REQUESTED A DSCNT TO 10000 FT FROM CTR. WE WERE ABOUT 70 MI E OF ZZZ SO I MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT INTO ZZZ AS A PRECAUTION. AT ABOUT 11000 FT WE WERE HANDED OFF TO TWR AND I DECLARED AN EMER. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN ZZZ AND TAXIED TO THE GATE.
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.