B757 first officer reports capts window shattering during descent; passing FL240.

Attributes
ACN	792213
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	792213
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On descent into ZZZ at about FL240 the captain's forward window cracked suddenly (although it remained intact). We told ATC about the window; requested direct and lower altitude. ATC gave us priority handling while we completed the window damage checklist. Approach control offered us runway yy for landing; but we requested to continue to the landing runway of xx since at this point we were only 20 mi north of ZZZ descending through 12000 ft. Approach and landing were expeditious and uneventful. We told ground we did not need emergency crews that were waiting for us and taxied to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FO REPORTS CAPTS WINDOW SHATTERING DURING DESCENT; PASSING FL240.

Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO ZZZ AT ABOUT FL240 THE CAPT'S FORWARD WINDOW CRACKED SUDDENLY (ALTHOUGH IT REMAINED INTACT). WE TOLD ATC ABOUT THE WINDOW; REQUESTED DIRECT AND LOWER ALT. ATC GAVE US PRIORITY HANDLING WHILE WE COMPLETED THE WINDOW DAMAGE CHKLIST. APCH CTL OFFERED US RWY YY FOR LNDG; BUT WE REQUESTED TO CONTINUE TO THE LNDG RWY OF XX SINCE AT THIS POINT WE WERE ONLY 20 MI N OF ZZZ DSNDING THROUGH 12000 FT. APCH AND LNDG WERE EXPEDITIOUS AND UNEVENTFUL. WE TOLD GND WE DID NOT NEED EMER CREWS THAT WERE WAITING FOR US AND TAXIED TO THE GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.