Commuter jet crew had the cockpit windshield shatter in cruise flight.

Attributes
ACN	565855
Time
Date	200211
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 27000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	565855
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Window shattered. Cruise flight FL270. First officer window shattered. Descended to 11000 ft, declared emergency with ATC, then landed lga without further incident. Passenger were in good spirits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER JET CREW HAD THE COCKPIT WINDSHIELD SHATTER IN CRUISE FLT.

Narrative: WINDOW SHATTERED. CRUISE FLT FL270. FO WINDOW SHATTERED. DSNDED TO 11000 FT, DECLARED EMER WITH ATC, THEN LANDED LGA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PAX WERE IN GOOD SPIRITS.

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.