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A321 first officer's front windshield shattered at FL330. Reporter laments the lack of guidelines in the QRH as to determining structural integrity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 903454 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
First officer's front window shattered accompanied by front right window anti-ice ECAM. Because of massive damage to outer pane of window brought into question the structural integrity of inner pane. Cause unknown but suspect anti-ice malfunction. We need better guidelines in QRH reference how to determine structural integrity of window.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 First Officer's front windshield shattered at FL330. Reporter laments the lack of guidelines in the QRH as to determining structural integrity.
Narrative: First Officer's front window shattered accompanied by Front Right Window Anti-ice ECAM. Because of massive damage to outer pane of window brought into question the structural integrity of inner pane. Cause unknown but suspect anti-ice malfunction. We need better guidelines in QRH reference how to determine structural integrity of window.
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.