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Dash 8-200 flight crew reported a failed windshield on the first officer's side. Flight crew was able to divert and land within a short time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1403233 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On descent at approximately 8;000 feet in IMC and icing conditions; first officer noted a large crack in the right front windshield. There appeared to be smoldering in a small portion of the crack. No warning or caution light accompanied this event. There was no smoke and the captain did not smell any odor of significance. The windshield heat was immediately turned off and lower altitude was requested.approximately 30 seconds from initially observing the crack; the windshield suddenly cracked in a spider-web fashion accompanied by a loud noise. Smoke goggles were immediately donned and [ATC was advised] with immediate diversion to [nearby airport]; which was four minutes away. First officer transferred controls to captain and the flight attendant was notified to prepare cabin for immediate arrival. Emergency; abnormal checklist and normal checklists were all accomplished prior to landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dash 8-200 flight crew reported a failed windshield on the First Officer's side. Flight crew was able to divert and land within a short time.
Narrative: On descent at approximately 8;000 feet in IMC and icing conditions; First Officer noted a large crack in the right front windshield. There appeared to be smoldering in a small portion of the crack. No warning or caution light accompanied this event. There was no smoke and the Captain did not smell any odor of significance. The windshield heat was immediately turned off and lower altitude was requested.Approximately 30 seconds from initially observing the crack; the windshield suddenly cracked in a spider-web fashion accompanied by a loud noise. Smoke goggles were immediately donned and [ATC was advised] with immediate diversion to [nearby airport]; which was four minutes away. First Officer transferred controls to Captain and the flight attendant was notified to prepare cabin for immediate arrival. Emergency; abnormal checklist and normal checklists were all accomplished prior to landing.
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.