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A BE02 1900 airliner near fmn, NM, has smoke in cockpit at FL220. A descent is made. 5 mins later the windshield shatters. Landing made at fmn, NM.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362006 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fmn airport : gup |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zab |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 362006 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At cruise altitude smoke in the cockpit followed by shattered windscreen on descent. Windscreen shattered on descent 5 mins after smoke cleared and in descent. Landed at nearest suitable airport, farmington, NM, without incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that this windshield overheat problem had been common to the BE02. He assumes that this was the cause of the smoke and the eventual shattering of his windshield in the subject event. The aircraft had been grounded last yr until an airworthiness directive had been completed on these windshields. The problem was 'supposedly fixed.' now the company tells their pilots that if smoke is in the cockpit, assume it is the windshield and turn off the windshield heat. He said that the company doesn't share much information with the pilots.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE02 1900 AIRLINER NEAR FMN, NM, HAS SMOKE IN COCKPIT AT FL220. A DSCNT IS MADE. 5 MINS LATER THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERS. LNDG MADE AT FMN, NM.
Narrative: AT CRUISE ALT SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY SHATTERED WINDSCREEN ON DSCNT. WINDSCREEN SHATTERED ON DSCNT 5 MINS AFTER SMOKE CLRED AND IN DSCNT. LANDED AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, FARMINGTON, NM, WITHOUT INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THIS WINDSHIELD OVERHEAT PROB HAD BEEN COMMON TO THE BE02. HE ASSUMES THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE AND THE EVENTUAL SHATTERING OF HIS WINDSHIELD IN THE SUBJECT EVENT. THE ACFT HAD BEEN GROUNDED LAST YR UNTIL AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THESE WINDSHIELDS. THE PROB WAS 'SUPPOSEDLY FIXED.' NOW THE COMPANY TELLS THEIR PLTS THAT IF SMOKE IS IN THE COCKPIT, ASSUME IT IS THE WINDSHIELD AND TURN OFF THE WINDSHIELD HEAT. HE SAID THAT THE COMPANY DOESN'T SHARE MUCH INFO WITH THE PLTS.
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.