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A B737-700 captain's siding window outer panel shattered during climb. After completing the QRH procedure the crew diverted to a nearby maintenance station where a normal overweight landing was completed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1066776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201302 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 143 Flight Crew Type 517 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During climb out; we were passing about 11;700 feet MSL when we heard a pop and I noticed that the captain's L2 side window had shattered. While the internal pane appeared to be holding; the outer pane had completely shattered and it was impossible to tell if the middle pane was damaged. We immediately leveled off and informed ATC. We completed the appropriate QRH procedure. The captain coordinated with dispatch and decided to divert to a nearby maintenance station. All normal checklists were completed and a normal landing was made on runway 24. The gross weight of the landing was 138;400 pounds which resulted in an overweight landing. We touched down at 129 knots in the touchdown zone and normal brake application began at 60 knots. During the arrival; we received a dispatch message advising us to declare an emergency due to the overweight landing; which we did. However; after arrival at the gate; we reviewed the aom; which indicates that an overweight landing by itself does not require an emergency to be declared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 Captain's siding window outer panel shattered during climb. After completing the QRH procedure the crew diverted to a nearby Maintenance station where a normal overweight landing was completed.
Narrative: During climb out; we were passing about 11;700 feet MSL when we heard a pop and I noticed that the Captain's L2 side window had shattered. While the internal pane appeared to be holding; the outer pane had completely shattered and it was impossible to tell if the middle pane was damaged. We immediately leveled off and informed ATC. We completed the appropriate QRH procedure. The Captain coordinated with Dispatch and decided to divert to a nearby Maintenance station. All normal checklists were completed and a normal landing was made on Runway 24. The gross weight of the landing was 138;400 pounds which resulted in an overweight landing. We touched down at 129 knots in the touchdown zone and normal brake application began at 60 knots. During the arrival; we received a Dispatch message advising us to declare an emergency due to the overweight landing; which we did. However; after arrival at the gate; we reviewed the AOM; which indicates that an overweight landing by itself does not require an emergency to be declared.
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.