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A320 pilot experiences a cracked front window in cruise and elects to divert after completing QRH procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1015245 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We were at cruise and large single crack or melting was noted on the windshield. Then got an ecam for an overheat. Completed ECAM actions. About 30 seconds later we heard a load pop; looked up and the fo windshield had cracked. Followed non-ECAM abnormal procedure (windshield crack) the decision was made to divert. Descended to lower altitude to reduce landing weight but encountered turbulence. Completed windshield crack procedure prior to landing and followed overweight landing procedures as a precaution (FMGS predicted the landing weight within limits but may have been inaccurate due to SID). Maintenance did an overweight landing inspection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 pilot experiences a cracked front window in cruise and elects to divert after completing QRH procedures.
Narrative: We were at cruise and large single crack or melting was noted on the windshield. Then got an Ecam for an overheat. Completed ECAM actions. About 30 seconds later we heard a load pop; looked up and the fo windshield had cracked. Followed non-ECAM abnormal procedure (windshield crack) The decision was made to divert. Descended to lower altitude to reduce landing weight but encountered turbulence. Completed windshield crack procedure prior to landing and followed overweight landing procedures as a precaution (FMGS predicted the landing weight within limits but may have been inaccurate due to SID). Maintenance did an overweight landing inspection.
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.