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A B737-300 in cruise at FL330 declared an emergency and diverted due to first officer's windshield sensor glowed, sagged, then window cracked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 641358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3800 |
| ASRS Report | 641358 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Window heat filament sagged to the middle of the first officer's windscreen and began to glow and burn. Turned off heat and window cracked in multiple places within seconds. Descended and slowed. Ran the checklist. Declared an emergency and diverted to ZZZ. Cabin advisory to flight attendants. Landed safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 IN CRUISE AT FL330 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO FO'S WINDSHIELD SENSOR GLOWED, SAGGED, THEN WINDOW CRACKED.
Narrative: WINDOW HEAT FILAMENT SAGGED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE FO'S WINDSCREEN AND BEGAN TO GLOW AND BURN. TURNED OFF HEAT AND WINDOW CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES WITHIN SECONDS. DSNDED AND SLOWED. RAN THE CHKLIST. DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ. CABIN ADVISORY TO FLT ATTENDANTS. LANDED SAFELY.
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.