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Q400 first officer reported that the cockpit window shattered inflight and diverted to an alternate airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1759004 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Q400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1; [the] captain's windshield shattered. There was an initial flash at the base of the windshield and caused the glass to crack. A few minutes later the entire windshield was shattered. The aircraft did not lose cabin pressure and no glass broke off. The captain donned their oxygen mask and then I put mine on as well. I was pilot flying and slowed the aircraft to 200 kts. I confirmed with the captain and [requested priority handling] with air traffic control and diverted to ZZZ2. This decision was easy to make because [recent flight training] was a flight [from] ZZZ1 to ZZZ with an incident that causes you to divert to ZZZ2. The flight ended in ZZZ2 and we did a plane swap and finished our flight to ZZZ1.landing the plane with an oxygen mask on was a first for me because in prior training; we normally take them off once the aircraft is below 10;000 MSL. The site picture is definitely different when landing. Days later; during the trip; I learned that there was an emergency and abnormal procedures for a shattered windshield. I'm used to a warning or caution light triggering me to refer to the east&a checklist. I recommend studying at least the table of contents to know what is in the east&a checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Q400 First Officer reported that the cockpit window shattered inflight and diverted to an alternate airport.
Narrative: During flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1; [the] Captain's windshield shattered. There was an initial flash at the base of the windshield and caused the glass to crack. A few minutes later the entire windshield was shattered. The aircraft did not lose cabin pressure and no glass broke off. The Captain donned their oxygen mask and then I put mine on as well. I was Pilot Flying and slowed the aircraft to 200 kts. I confirmed with the Captain and [requested priority handling] with Air Traffic Control and diverted to ZZZ2. This decision was easy to make because [recent flight training] was a flight [from] ZZZ1 to ZZZ with an incident that causes you to divert to ZZZ2. The flight ended in ZZZ2 and we did a plane swap and finished our flight to ZZZ1.Landing the plane with an oxygen mask on was a first for me because in prior training; we normally take them off once the aircraft is below 10;000 MSL. The site picture is definitely different when landing. Days later; during the trip; I learned that there was an emergency and abnormal procedures for a shattered windshield. I'm used to a warning or caution light triggering me to refer to the E&A checklist. I recommend studying at least the table of contents to know what is in the E&A checklist.
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.