A B757-200 declared an emergency and diverted due to an overheating and melting captain's windshield...

Attributes
ACN	943025
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65 Flight Crew Total 23000 Flight Crew Type 800
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

While at cruise flight; noticed the L1 window was electrical arcing and melting at the same time. Ran the QRH checklist and turned off electrical power to the window. Within 20 seconds the window shattered. I declared an emergency; diverted to the nearest suitable airport; and landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 declared an emergency and diverted due to an overheating and melting Captain's windshield.

Narrative: While at cruise flight; noticed the L1 window was electrical arcing and melting at the same time. Ran the QRH checklist and turned off electrical power to the window. Within 20 seconds the window shattered. I declared an emergency; diverted to the nearest suitable airport; and landed without incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.