 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B737-700 first officer reported a cockpit window shattered at FL390. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 983299 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 134 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We were enroute at 39;000 ft when the L2 window showed a long; brown marking. A few seconds later; the window shattered. The captain started descending the airplane immediately. Worried that the window was going to completely blow out; we donned our O2 masks and ran the emergency descent checklist. We decided to divert to [a nearby airport] and declared an emergency. ATC cleared us to 11;000 ft with vectors to [our new destination]. Once the emergency descent checklist was completed; we ran the cracked window checklist. The flight attendants were notified of the situation. We had a cockpit jumpseater who assisted with checklist items and landing data computations. This was simply a mechanical problem. I think that all parties involved handled the situation very well. The outcome was good and I can't think of anything that should have been done differently.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 First Officer reported a cockpit window shattered at FL390. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to a nearby airport.
Narrative: We were enroute at 39;000 FT when the L2 window showed a long; brown marking. A few seconds later; the window shattered. The Captain started descending the airplane immediately. Worried that the window was going to completely blow out; we donned our O2 masks and ran the Emergency Descent Checklist. We decided to divert to [a nearby airport] and declared an emergency. ATC cleared us to 11;000 FT with vectors to [our new destination]. Once the Emergency Descent Checklist was completed; we ran the Cracked Window Checklist. The Flight Attendants were notified of the situation. We had a cockpit jumpseater who assisted with checklist items and landing data computations. This was simply a mechanical problem. I think that all parties involved handled the situation very well. The outcome was good and I can't think of anything that should have been done differently.
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.