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Arcing and delamination of first officer's windshield causes A319 to descend to lower altitude for remainder of flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 807242 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 320 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 807242 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
First officer's windshield began arcing at lower left corner and delamination of inner heating element began to streak across windshield from left to right. Accomplished QRH procedure for windshield arcing. Outer pane of windshield began to crack approximately 5 mins later. Accomplished QRH procedure for cracked windshield. Requested and received descent to FL230 and told ATC we had a cracked windshield. Asked if we needed further assistance; and we said no. Upon landing; we noticed fire equipment near the runway. We did not declare an emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ARCING AND DELAMINATION OF FO'S WINDSHIELD CAUSES A319 TO DESCEND TO LOWER ALT FOR REMAINDER OF FLT.
Narrative: FO'S WINDSHIELD BEGAN ARCING AT LOWER L CORNER AND DELAMINATION OF INNER HEATING ELEMENT BEGAN TO STREAK ACROSS WINDSHIELD FROM L TO R. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROC FOR WINDSHIELD ARCING. OUTER PANE OF WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK APPROX 5 MINS LATER. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROC FOR CRACKED WINDSHIELD. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED DSCNT TO FL230 AND TOLD ATC WE HAD A CRACKED WINDSHIELD. ASKED IF WE NEEDED FURTHER ASSISTANCE; AND WE SAID NO. UPON LNDG; WE NOTICED FIRE EQUIP NEAR THE RWY. WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER.
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.