A B737-400 crew diverted to an enroute airport after the first officer's forward windshield first ar...

Narrative:

In cruise at fl 330 first officer`s forward windshield began to arc. Began QRH procedures for windshield arcing. Shut off windshield heat to forward windshield. Using CRM made the decision to continue to our destination. After a minute or two the windshield began to crack in numerous places. Read QRH procedures and made the decision to divert to a nearby enroute airport for safety of flight. Talked to center and requested lower altitude. Received heading and lower altitude for the diversion airport. Advised the flight attendants and then the company via ACARS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-400 crew diverted to an enroute airport after the First Officer's forward windshield first arced and developed cracks. QRH procedures were followed.

Narrative: In cruise at FL 330 First Officer`s forward windshield began to arc. Began QRH procedures for windshield arcing. Shut off windshield heat to forward windshield. Using CRM made the decision to continue to our destination. After a minute or two the windshield began to crack in numerous places. Read QRH procedures and made the decision to divert to a nearby enroute airport for safety of flight. Talked to Center and requested lower altitude. Received heading and lower altitude for the diversion airport. Advised the Flight Attendants and then the Company via ACARS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	856559
Time
Date	200910
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Captain
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

A B737-400 crew diverted to an enroute airport after the first officer's forward windshield first arced and developed cracks. QRH procedures were followed.