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An A320 suffers a broken windshield in front of the captain and makes an emergency descent down to 10000 ft near lbl, ks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536736 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : lbl.vortac |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 536736 |
| 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 other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While flying at FL390 heard a loud pop, saw captain's windshield broken, put on oxygen masks, declared emergency with ATC and started emergency descent to 10000 ft with qrc (quick response checklist). Flight attendants notified about problem, let passenger know what was going on. Contacted dispatch and maintenance, all agreed, continue to den. Normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 SUFFERS A BROKEN WINDSHIELD IN FRONT OF THE CAPT AND MAKES AN EMER DSCNT DOWN TO 10000 FT NEAR LBL, KS.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING AT FL390 HEARD A LOUD POP, SAW CAPT'S WINDSHIELD BROKEN, PUT ON OXYGEN MASKS, DECLARED EMER WITH ATC AND STARTED EMER DSCNT TO 10000 FT WITH QRC (QUICK RESPONSE CHKLIST). FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED ABOUT PROB, LET PAX KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT, ALL AGREED, CONTINUE TO DEN. NORMAL LNDG.
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.