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B767-300 flight crew reported a failure of the captain's windshield preceded by an apparent window heat malfunction. The crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1432259 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZSE.ARTCC |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Window Ice/Rain System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 7800 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 60 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
We were at our cruise altitude of FL370. That's when we noticed little brown lights coming from where the glare shield meets the windshield. As we were trying to determine what the problem was; a fire coming under the panel or where it was coming from. We started diverting and while the captain was on the satcom that's when the windshield exploded and shattered. We decided to keep diverting because we did not know the structural integrity of the window.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 flight crew reported a failure of the Captain's windshield preceded by an apparent window heat malfunction. The crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport for landing.
Narrative: We were at our cruise altitude of FL370. That's when we noticed little brown lights coming from where the glare shield meets the windshield. As we were trying to determine what the problem was; a fire coming under the panel or where it was coming from. We started diverting and while the Captain was on the satcom that's when the windshield exploded and shattered. We decided to keep diverting because we did not know the structural integrity of the window.
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.