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An embraer 120 at leveloff at FL260 declared an emergency and diverted due to captain's windshield outer pane shattered.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 544774 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pih.airport |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | msl single value : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| 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 : 250 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 544774 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : relief pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route slc-ida, just leveled at FL260, set cruise. Front windshield captain's side outer layer shattered. Started descent, told center, and declared emergency. Requested vectors to pih. Center complied. He gave us 12000 ft and vectors to pih. Landed without further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER 120 AT LEVELOFF AT FL260 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO CAPT'S WINDSHIELD OUTER PANE SHATTERED.
Narrative: ENRTE SLC-IDA, JUST LEVELED AT FL260, SET CRUISE. FRONT WINDSHIELD CAPT'S SIDE OUTER LAYER SHATTERED. STARTED DSCNT, TOLD CTR, AND DECLARED EMER. REQUESTED VECTORS TO PIH. CTR COMPLIED. HE GAVE US 12000 FT AND VECTORS TO PIH. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS.
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.