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An A300 captain's window shattered at FL350 in cruise so an emergency was declared and the first officer made the landing as blizzard conditions approached the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1056320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201212 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| 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 50 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Just prior to descent the captain's windshield shattered at FL350. The weather conditions were dropping at our destination due to approaching blizzard coupled with zero visibility on the captain's side so we declared an emergency. We initiated our descent and approach immediately into our destination and the first officer landed the aircraft without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A300 Captain's window shattered at FL350 in cruise so an emergency was declared and the First Officer made the landing as blizzard conditions approached the airport.
Narrative: Just prior to descent the Captain's Windshield shattered at FL350. The weather conditions were dropping at our destination due to approaching blizzard coupled with zero visibility on the Captain's side so we declared an emergency. We initiated our descent and approach immediately into our destination and the First Officer landed the aircraft without further incident.
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.