Narrative:

Enroute at cruise; FL360; felt and heard a thump on the left side of the aircraft. Immediately noticed that the L1 window was cracked and spider webbed from the lower left corner; 2/3 of the way across. Pulled out the QRH and went through the window damage checklist. No inner damage or air leak was detected; so the decision was made to continue to our destination. Descent and landing were normal; with the first officer making the landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 flight crew reported Captain's windshield outer pane failed at FL360 since the inner pane was undamaged; the flight continued to destination.

Narrative: Enroute at cruise; FL360; felt and heard a thump on the left side of the aircraft. Immediately noticed that the L1 window was cracked and spider webbed from the lower left corner; 2/3 of the way across. Pulled out the QRH and went through the Window Damage checklist. No inner damage or air leak was detected; so the decision was made to continue to our destination. Descent and landing were normal; with the First Officer making the landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.