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B737-300 suffers shattered first officer windshield climbing through 9500 ft MSL. Declare emergency and land overweight at departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 754623 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon tower : las.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 754623 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on the departure from ZZZ; at approximately 9500 ft; the first officer's main windshield cracked (many cracks and made a loud cracking popping type noise). There were no indications that we hit a bird. We (first officer as PNF) advised ATC immediately of our situation and asked to stop the climb at approximately 10000 ft. We reviewed the QRH for the cracked windshield and then contacted maintenance control and our dispatcher. After discussing with maintenance control regarding our fractured windshield (main forward window first officer side); maintenance control; with dispatch agreement; that aircraft should be brought back to the departure airport. I informed maintenance control and dispatch of an overweight landing situation; I could burn off fuel or land; they (dispatch and maintenance control) said we were ok for overweight landing. Since this was going to be an overweight landing; I declared an emergency; and informed ATC of the details of the emergency. I also informed the flight attendants we were returning back to ZZZ as our window cracked and this would be a normal precautionary landing. I also made an announcement passenger of our situation and why we were returning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 SUFFERS SHATTERED FO WINDSHIELD CLIMBING THROUGH 9500 FT MSL. DECLARE EMERGENCY AND LAND OVERWEIGHT AT DEP ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE ON THE DEP FROM ZZZ; AT APPROX 9500 FT; THE FO'S MAIN WINDSHIELD CRACKED (MANY CRACKS AND MADE A LOUD CRACKING POPPING TYPE NOISE). THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT WE HIT A BIRD. WE (FO AS PNF) ADVISED ATC IMMEDIATELY OF OUR SITUATION AND ASKED TO STOP THE CLB AT APPROX 10000 FT. WE REVIEWED THE QRH FOR THE CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND THEN CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND OUR DISPATCHER. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MAINT CTL REGARDING OUR FRACTURED WINDSHIELD (MAIN FORWARD WINDOW FO SIDE); MAINT CTL; WITH DISPATCH AGREEMENT; THAT ACFT SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEP ARPT. I INFORMED MAINT CTL AND DISPATCH OF AN OVERWT LNDG SITUATION; I COULD BURN OFF FUEL OR LAND; THEY (DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL) SAID WE WERE OK FOR OVERWT LNDG. SINCE THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN OVERWT LNDG; I DECLARED AN EMER; AND INFORMED ATC OF THE DETAILS OF THE EMER. I ALSO INFORMED THE FLT ATTENDANTS WE WERE RETURNING BACK TO ZZZ AS OUR WINDOW CRACKED AND THIS WOULD BE A NORMAL PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. I ALSO MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT PAX OF OUR SITUATION AND WHY WE WERE RETURNING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.