Air carrier medium large transport departed on scheduled passenger flight with first officer's windshield cracked. Maintenance had verified that it was only the outer pane and minimum equipment list restrictions were complied with.

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Attributes
ACN	122950
Time
Date	198909
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rsw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	122950
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At rsw, outer pane of first officer window cracked while aircraft was parked at gate. Maintenance called and inspected window. Verified that only outer pane was cracked and that structural integrity of window was not effected. Crack did not obstruct first officer line of vision. Maintenance and dispatch said I could go with MEL for window heat inoperative. I flew at 25000' and airspeed at 250 KTS. In retrospect, I feel I was not legal to go since MEL did not specifically address a cracked windshield.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG DEPARTED ON SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLT WITH FO'S WINDSHIELD CRACKED. MAINTENANCE HAD VERIFIED THAT IT WAS ONLY THE OUTER PANE AND MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST RESTRICTIONS WERE COMPLIED WITH.

Narrative: AT RSW, OUTER PANE OF F/O WINDOW CRACKED WHILE ACFT WAS PARKED AT GATE. MAINT CALLED AND INSPECTED WINDOW. VERIFIED THAT ONLY OUTER PANE WAS CRACKED AND THAT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF WINDOW WAS NOT EFFECTED. CRACK DID NOT OBSTRUCT F/O LINE OF VISION. MAINT AND DISPATCH SAID I COULD GO WITH MEL FOR WINDOW HEAT INOP. I FLEW AT 25000' AND AIRSPD AT 250 KTS. IN RETROSPECT, I FEEL I WAS NOT LEGAL TO GO SINCE MEL DID NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS A CRACKED WINDSHIELD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.