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F28 aircraft in cruise developed a worsening left center windshield crack. Emergency declared and uneventful landing followed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355072 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 19200 flight time type : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 355072 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 355071 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Left center windshield developed a crack. The crack became progressively worse. We accomplished the windshield cracked abnormal procedure as outlined in the F28 pilot's handbook. We declared an emergency and had an uneventful landing at pit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: F28 ACFT IN CRUISE DEVELOPED A WORSENING L CTR WINDSHIELD CRACK. EMER DECLARED AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWED.
Narrative: L CTR WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK. THE CRACK BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ABNORMAL PROC AS OUTLINED IN THE F28 PLT'S HANDBOOK. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT PIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.