A CE650 flight crew climbing through FL320 experienced a cockpit window problem. They declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

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Attributes
ACN	806587
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation III VI VII
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	806587
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On sep/xa/08 from ZZZ to ZZZ1 while climbing out of about FL320; we heard a popping sound and noticed that the pilot's window was inoperative. Not knowing the status of the window; we donned our oxygen masks; declared an emergency; and made a descent into ZZZ2. After landing safely; we noticed that it was the outer window that was damaged. While I was taking care of the passenger's the captain looked up in the afm and said that it was ok to fly the aircraft to a place to get the window fixed without a special ferry permit. So the captain and I flew the aircraft with just the required crew to the service center in ZZZ3 to get the aircraft's window repaired. I did not verify in the afm what the captain read; which I should have done and will definitely do next time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CE650 FLT CREW CLIMBING THROUGH FL320 EXPERIENCED A COCKPIT WINDOW PROBLEM. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT.

Narrative: ON SEP/XA/08 FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1 WHILE CLBING OUT OF ABOUT FL320; WE HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE PLT'S WINDOW WAS INOP. NOT KNOWING THE STATUS OF THE WINDOW; WE DONNED OUR OXYGEN MASKS; DECLARED AN EMER; AND MADE A DSCNT INTO ZZZ2. AFTER LNDG SAFELY; WE NOTICED THAT IT WAS THE OUTER WINDOW THAT WAS DAMAGED. WHILE I WAS TAKING CARE OF THE PAX'S THE CAPT LOOKED UP IN THE AFM AND SAID THAT IT WAS OK TO FLY THE ACFT TO A PLACE TO GET THE WINDOW FIXED WITHOUT A SPECIAL FERRY PERMIT. SO THE CAPT AND I FLEW THE ACFT WITH JUST THE REQUIRED CREW TO THE SVC CTR IN ZZZ3 TO GET THE ACFT'S WINDOW REPAIRED. I DID NOT VERIFY IN THE AFM WHAT THE CAPT READ; WHICH I SHOULD HAVE DONE AND WILL DEFINITELY DO NEXT TIME.

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.