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An A320 first officer's windshield developed cracks climbing through FL260. The crew complied with the QRH and returned to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 903455 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Window |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During climb through FL260; we heard a snap and immediately noticed first officer's windshield had large spider-like cracks. Immediately leveled off at FL260; communicated with center describing situation; worked the QRH; notified center that we needed to return to our departure airport. Communicated with flight attendants; passengers; departure airport operations and maintenance control. Performed overweight landing procedures in QRH; landed at about 151;500 pounds. First officer performed duties of pilot flying and pilot not flying flawlessly. The flight attendants did an exceptional job keeping the passengers calm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 First Officer's windshield developed cracks climbing through FL260. The crew complied with the QRH and returned to the departure airport.
Narrative: During climb through FL260; we heard a snap and immediately noticed First Officer's windshield had large spider-like cracks. Immediately leveled off at FL260; communicated with Center describing situation; worked the QRH; notified Center that we needed to return to our departure airport. Communicated with Flight Attendants; passengers; departure airport operations and Maintenance Control. Performed overweight landing procedures in QRH; landed at about 151;500 LBS. First Officer performed duties of pilot flying and pilot not flying flawlessly. The Flight Attendants did an exceptional job keeping the passengers calm.
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.