<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1271294, June 2015

Air carrier flight crew diverted after the captain's windscreen shattered in cruise flight. In accordance with company policy and QRH procedure; they landed at the nearest suitable airfield.

Attributes
ACN	1271294
Time
Date	201506
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Transport
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)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

In cruise flight at FL370; heard a loud pop and observed captain's windscreen shatter. Pressurization remained good. No arcing observed before or after. I referenced closest airfields; requested [expedited] descent and divert to ZZZZ. ATC cleared us to descend to FL200 in accordance with QRH procedure for cracked window. I passed the pilot flying duties to my first officer due to very limited forward visibility on my side. Uneventful divert to ZZZZ.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight crew diverted after the Captain's windscreen shattered in cruise flight. In accordance with company policy and QRH procedure; they landed at the nearest suitable airfield.

Narrative: In cruise flight at FL370; heard a loud pop and observed Captain's windscreen shatter. Pressurization remained good. No arcing observed before or after. I referenced closest airfields; requested [expedited] descent and divert to ZZZZ. ATC cleared us to descend to FL200 IAW QRH procedure for cracked window. I passed the pilot flying duties to my first officer due to very limited forward visibility on my side. Uneventful divert to ZZZZ.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.