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A320 flight crew reported they detected the side window cracking in flight; causing a diversion to a precautionary landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1761964 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We were to ferry aircraft from ZZZ to ZZZ1 after engine replacement due to engine fire along with the mechanic who replaced the engine. After leveling at cruise; I noticed a crack in my side window and brought it to the mechanics attention. He had me mark the beginning and end of the crack with his marker. The crack continued to grow and a second crack appeared. I called dispatch on my ipad and informed him of our situation along with asking him to provide us with possible diversion airports if the situation got worse; which he did. Approximately 30 minutes later; 2 more small cracks began to appear and the mechanic suggested we might want to divert due to possible window failure which we all agreed. Also remnants of hurricane sally were moving through ZZZ. I called dispatch again and we decided ZZZ2 would be a good option. We landed in ZZZ2 with a normal landing. After arriving at the gate we counted 6 small cracks and 2 possible cracks on the inner pane. It was helpful to have an experienced company mechanic onboard along with help from our dispatcher.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 flight crew reported they detected the side window cracking in flight; causing a diversion to a precautionary landing.
Narrative: We were to ferry aircraft from ZZZ to ZZZ1 after engine replacement due to engine fire along with the mechanic who replaced the engine. After leveling at cruise; I noticed a crack in my side window and brought it to the mechanics attention. He had me mark the beginning and end of the crack with his marker. The crack continued to grow and a second crack appeared. I called Dispatch on my iPad and informed him of our situation along with asking him to provide us with possible diversion airports if the situation got worse; which he did. Approximately 30 minutes later; 2 more small cracks began to appear and the mechanic suggested we might want to divert due to possible window failure which we all agreed. Also remnants of Hurricane Sally were moving through ZZZ. I called Dispatch again and we decided ZZZ2 would be a good option. We landed in ZZZ2 with a normal landing. after arriving at the gate we counted 6 small cracks and 2 possible cracks on the inner pane. It was helpful to have an experienced company mechanic onboard along with help from our Dispatcher.
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.