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A canadair regional jet in cruise at FL350 declared an emergency and diverted due to failure of the captain's windshield.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 395562 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 395562 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 395624 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During cruise flight at 35000 ft, captain's windshield shattered. Crew contacted maintenance control and dispatch via radio. Emergency was declared and flight diverted to chicago midway airport. Landing was made without further incident. No injuries or problems noted with passenger. No further damage found to aircraft. I feel this incident was a result of manufacturing defect in the windshield. I also feel that additional training should be given to crews in areas of how the windshield is constructed and actions to be taken should it fail. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a canadair regional jet and the windshield heat was on when the windshield shattered and impaired visibility. The reporter said maintenance replaced the windshield heat and the windshield controller and window heat operation checked ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CANADAIR REGIONAL JET IN CRUISE AT FL350 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE CAPT'S WINDSHIELD.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT AT 35000 FT, CAPT'S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. CREW CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND DISPATCH VIA RADIO. EMER WAS DECLARED AND FLT DIVERTED TO CHICAGO MIDWAY ARPT. LNDG WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES OR PROBS NOTED WITH PAX. NO FURTHER DAMAGE FOUND TO ACFT. I FEEL THIS INCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD. I ALSO FEEL THAT ADDITIONAL TRAINING SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CREWS IN AREAS OF HOW THE WINDSHIELD IS CONSTRUCTED AND ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN SHOULD IT FAIL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A CANADAIR REGIONAL JET AND THE WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS ON WHEN THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND IMPAIRED VISIBILITY. THE RPTR SAID MAINT REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD HEAT AND THE WINDSHIELD CTLR AND WINDOW HEAT OP CHKED OK.
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.