An A330 flight crew descended and returned to their departure airport when the first officer's winds...

Attributes
ACN	892394
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

We were climbing through FL270 when first officer's forward windshield cracked and shattered. We advised ATC of the problem slowed and descended to a lower altitude. We also advised ATC that we would be returning to our departure airport and declaring an emergency. An overweight landing was made and we taxied to the gate without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A330 flight crew descended and returned to their departure airport when the First Officer's windshield cracked and then shattered during the climbout.

Narrative: We were climbing through FL270 when First Officer's forward windshield cracked and shattered. We advised ATC of the problem slowed and descended to a lower altitude. We also advised ATC that we would be returning to our departure airport and declaring an emergency. An overweight landing was made and we taxied to the gate without further incident.

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.

An A330 flight crew descended and returned to their departure airport when the first officer's windshield cracked and then shattered during the climbout.