A DH-8-400 first officer's windshield shattered at FL250. So the crew completed the QRH; declared an emergency; descended to 14;000 feet and continued to the filed destination.

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Attributes
ACN	1090456
Time
Date	201305
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

While in cruise at FL250; first officer's window shattered. We complied with the QRH; descended to 14;000 feet. Slowed to 190 knots and decided to proceed on to our filed destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DH-8-400 First Officer's windshield shattered at FL250. So the crew completed the QRH; declared an emergency; descended to 14;000 feet and continued to the filed destination.

Narrative: While in cruise at FL250; First Officer's window shattered. We complied with the QRH; descended to 14;000 feet. Slowed to 190 knots and decided to proceed on to our filed destination.

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.