A canadair cl-65 on level off at FL290 declared an emergency and diverted due to captain's windshiel...

Attributes
ACN	512427
Time
Date	200105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : sts.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	512427
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route to YYY from ZZZ about 10 mins after leveling at FL290, 260 KIAS, 8.1 ap the left (captain's) forward windshield shattered with a loud 'bang'. No pressurization loss occurred. We declared an emergency, began an immediate descent, and performed QRH abnormal procedure. We diverted to XXX for landing delayed landing in XXX about 15 mins to burn off fuel due to excess weight landed in XXX. Emergency was terminated after landing. We were towed to gate because I could not see well enough to taxi. I have learned that this has happened numerous times with other operators of the CL65. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the window failed with a loud bang. The reporter said the window was completely spider webbed and vision was restricted. The reporter stated they were unable to determine what pane had failed. The reporter said several window failures have been reported recently on the cl-65 fleet and appears to be an on-going problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL-65 ON LEVEL OFF AT FL290 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD FAILURE.

Narrative: ENRTE TO YYY FROM ZZZ ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER LEVELING AT FL290, 260 KIAS, 8.1 AP THE LEFT (CAPTAIN'S) FORWARD WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITH A LOUD 'BANG'. NO PRESSURIZATION LOSS OCCURRED. WE DECLARED AN EMER, BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT, AND PERFORMED QRH ABNORMAL PROC. WE DIVERTED TO XXX FOR LNDG DELAYED LNDG IN XXX ABOUT 15 MINS TO BURN OFF FUEL DUE TO EXCESS WT LANDED IN XXX. EMER WAS TERMINATED AFTER LNDG. WE WERE TOWED TO GATE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE WELL ENOUGH TO TAXI. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH OTHER OPERATORS OF THE CL65. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE WINDOW FAILED WITH A LOUD BANG. THE RPTR SAID THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SPIDER WEBBED AND VISION WAS RESTRICTED. THE RPTR STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT PANE HAD FAILED. THE RPTR SAID SEVERAL WINDOW FAILURES HAVE BEEN RPTED RECENTLY ON THE CL-65 FLEET AND APPEARS TO BE AN ON-GOING PROB.

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.

A canadair cl-65 on level off at FL290 declared an emergency and diverted due to captain's windshield failure.