A B757-200 crew reports after arcing; the first officer's window shattered at FL350. An emergency wa...

Attributes
ACN	755105
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	755105
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 1457
ASRS Report	755106
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At approximately XA12 the first officer's forward window started arcing. We ran the checklist and secured the heater to that window. While completing the checklist there was a loud pop and the window shattered the outer pane to all four corners. We started slowing the aircraft; donned our oxygen masks and goggles and started a rapid descent. Center was informed we were declaring an emergency and we were asked if we wanted to divert. The captain decided divert to ZZZ. Our jumpseater helped by contacting dispatch on the airphone then tried to contact ZZZ operations. We were given clearance to descend to 6000 ft and proceed direct to ZZZ. We received the local altimeter from center and the current ATIS for ZZZ. We elected to shoot the ILS ZZZ on suggestion from ZZZ approach. We executed the approach checklist after setting up the cockpit for the approach. Then we received vectors for the straight-in for the ILS to runway 12R. We decided to transfer controls to the captain for the landing due to the reduced visibility on the first officer's side. We shot the approach and had an uneventful landing and taxied the aircraft to the ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 CREW RPTS AFTER ARCING; THE FO'S WINDOW SHATTERED AT FL350. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT DIVERTED FOR AN EMER LNDG.

Narrative: AT APPROXIMATELY XA12 THE FO'S FORWARD WINDOW STARTED ARCING. WE RAN THE CHKLIST AND SECURED THE HEATER TO THAT WINDOW. WHILE COMPLETING THE CHKLIST THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW SHATTERED THE OUTER PANE TO ALL FOUR CORNERS. WE STARTED SLOWING THE ACFT; DONNED OUR OXYGEN MASKS AND GOGGLES AND STARTED A RAPID DSCNT. CENTER WAS INFORMED WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER AND WE WERE ASKED IF WE WANTED TO DIVERT. THE CAPT DECIDED DIVERT TO ZZZ. OUR JUMPSEATER HELPED BY CONTACTING DISPATCH ON THE AIRPHONE THEN TRIED TO CONTACT ZZZ OPS. WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO DSND TO 6000 FT AND PROCEED DIRECT TO ZZZ. WE RECEIVED THE LOCAL ALTIMETER FROM CENTER AND THE CURRENT ATIS FOR ZZZ. WE ELECTED TO SHOOT THE ILS ZZZ ON SUGGESTION FROM ZZZ APCH. WE EXECUTED THE APCH CHKLIST AFTER SETTING UP THE COCKPIT FOR THE APCH. THEN WE RECEIVED VECTORS FOR THE STRAIGHT-IN FOR THE ILS TO RWY 12R. WE DECIDED TO TRANSFER CONTROLS TO THE CAPT FOR THE LNDG DUE TO THE REDUCED VISIBILITY ON THE FO'S SIDE. WE SHOT THE APCH AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE RAMP.

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.

A B757-200 crew reports after arcing; the first officer's window shattered at FL350. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted for an emergency landing.