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The front windshield of a crj cracked badly; so the captain diverted to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1315841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| 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) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Enroute at flight level 310 the captains front windscreen cracked (spiderwebbed) instantaneously. My first officer (first officer) and I immediately put our oxygen masks on and established communication. Looking at the damage and our situational awareness we were about 80 miles from ZZZ. I then dropped my seat; put up extra glare shields up on my side to help block the windscreen in the event it would fail. My first officer was flying the aircraft and continued to a landing. I [notified ATC] and we got vectors and a descent for a visual landing. I then informed the flight attendant of our [situation] and to prepare the cabin for landing. We monitored the pressurization all the way down; and during the descent the front windscreen kept popping and loud cracking sounds could be heard. We had a terrible time seeing and setting up our electronic flight bag (efbs) because the masks were so filthy. My efb also froze up trying to get runway info. I just used ATC's info and my fos info he was able to bring up.the company does not want us to divert if we get a cracked windscreen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The front windshield of a CRJ cracked badly; so the Captain diverted to a nearby airport.
Narrative: Enroute at flight level 310 the Captains front windscreen cracked (Spiderwebbed) instantaneously. My First Officer (FO) and I immediately put our oxygen masks on and established communication. Looking at the damage and our situational awareness we were about 80 miles from ZZZ. I then dropped my seat; put up extra glare shields up on my side to help block the windscreen in the event it would fail. My FO was flying the aircraft and continued to a landing. I [notified ATC] and we got vectors and a descent for a visual landing. I then informed the Flight Attendant of our [situation] and to prepare the cabin for landing. We monitored the pressurization all the way down; and during the descent the front windscreen kept popping and loud cracking sounds could be heard. We had a terrible time seeing and setting up our Electronic Flight Bag (EFBs) because the masks were so filthy. My EFB also froze up trying to get runway info. I just used ATC's info and my FOs info he was able to bring up.The Company does not want us to divert if we get a cracked windscreen.
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.