An ATR72 pilot diverted to a nearby airport due to a burning and cracking right windshield.

Attributes
ACN	765177
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
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	765177
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I declared an emergency and diverted to ZZZ due to burning and cracking in the right windshield. The aircraft was met by united states customs officers who quarantined the aircraft and ordered myself; passenger; and the rest of the crew to immediately proceed to a secure customs area. There was no opportunity during the process to complete a postflt inspection and make an aircraft maintenance log entry. Once cleared by customs; crew scheduling ordered me on the next flight to ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATR72 PILOT DIVERTED TO A NEARBY ARPT DUE TO A BURNING AND CRACKING R WINDSHIELD.

Narrative: I DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ DUE TO BURNING AND CRACKING IN THE R WINDSHIELD. THE ACFT WAS MET BY UNITED STATES CUSTOMS OFFICERS WHO QUARANTINED THE ACFT AND ORDERED MYSELF; PAX; AND THE REST OF THE CREW TO IMMEDIATELY PROCEED TO A SECURE CUSTOMS AREA. THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY DURING THE PROCESS TO COMPLETE A POSTFLT INSPECTION AND MAKE AN ACFT MAINT LOG ENTRY. ONCE CLRED BY CUSTOMS; CREW SCHEDULING ORDERED ME ON THE NEXT FLT TO ZZZ.

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.