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B737-500 first officer reports shattered cockpit window at FL360 and diversion to nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 762169 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 205 |
| ASRS Report | 762169 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after leveling off at FL360; there was a loud pop followed by the shattering of the L1 cockpit window outer pane. We then referred to the QRH window damage checklist; declared an emergency; and coordinated with ATC for a descent and diversion into ZZZ. The captain's forward vision was totally obscured. Our planned destination had thunderstorms in the local area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-500 FO REPORTS SHATTERED COCKPIT WINDOW AT FL360 AND DIVERSION TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL360; THERE WAS A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY THE SHATTERING OF THE L1 COCKPIT WINDOW OUTER PANE. WE THEN REFERRED TO THE QRH WINDOW DAMAGE CHKLIST; DECLARED AN EMER; AND COORDINATED WITH ATC FOR A DSCNT AND DIVERSION INTO ZZZ. THE CAPT'S FORWARD VISION WAS TOTALLY OBSCURED. OUR PLANNED DEST HAD TSTMS IN THE LCL AREA.
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.