Radzi 2 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 This is how a cracked windshield of the 737 looks like. Inflight..... ...and on the ground. In this case the crack was caused by the malfunction of the heating element, located between the outer and inner panel of the windshield. It is the outer panel that was cracked. Needless to say, the aircraft was grounded until repairs are made. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin P K 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 Must be the stones! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 Captain.. this happened to your flight rite? It does look like its taken from captains seat... and captain in command is u hehe.. Not dangerouskah having windshield cracking like that at those FL? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin Yii 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 normally..how do u judge whether teh aircraft is stil flyable or not when u reached the CRZ att and it cracked? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 I take it that this is the tempered glass? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 Good to see Capt R is safe and sound Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khalil Abd Halim 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 im sure pax were not aware of this ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter Sim 1 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 wow, freaky~! are those birdstains on top of the crack? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony 1 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 are those birdstains on top of the crack? looks like molten residues to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nizam 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 Luckily the pilot not panicked ... Really scary and dangerous... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fendy Report post Posted June 26, 2006 must be scary. brings back memories of the trident (?) incident where the captain was sucked out of the aircraft Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 cracked during flight, must be scary.... do you request for a lower FL after i cracks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teoh Z Yao 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 (edited) I guess it must have cracked in-flight. As soon as it cracked, what was the first reaction from you, Capt. Radzi (I guess)? Reduce speed? Descend to a safe altitude? Contact ATC for advice? Glad the flight, shall I say, ended safely! must be scary. brings back memories of the trident (?) incident where the captain was sucked out of the aircraft That's why "fasten you seatbelt while you're not moving around..." Oh, by the way, I can see the runway from the "inflight" photo! The F/O did the approach, and the capt. got to snap, snap, snap... That's for sure, huh, since it cracked on the capt. windshield... Edited June 26, 2006 by Teoh Z Yao Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted June 27, 2006 As soon as the first crack was detected, we open up the QRH (quick reference handbook) and follow the checklist. We need to reduce the differential pressure to about 5 psi, so we descended to FL260 and increase the cabin pressure to 10000 ft. As the window heat for the affected window has to be turned off, we need to avoid icing condition as well. The inflight photo was taken after all these were done. The colors are there because I used the polarizer; it was already attached to the lens earlier. Dangerous? Not really, if you know what you're doing. Panicked? What is that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted June 27, 2006 Radzi Glad everything turned out well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kader 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2006 Answer to the topic, NeVer.. but now i'd seen one.Cool counter measure sir..Thanks 4 sharing capt.hehe.sempat lagi snap snap. BTW if im not wrong the glass is around 7-9 layers of diff coating and thickness Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted June 27, 2006 Wow... from the EXIF.... first pix was taken just after 1pm and the one at the gate almost 3pm... Wahhh... it's a long "stare" at those lines, eh, Capt?? Luckily "panic" is not in pilot's vocab... BTW... was at 32L threshold that day with Pieter, but only till about 1pm and came back to fetch him around 5pm.... So I missed your arrival in this "condition" Rego?... Maybe Pieter or Emperor or Chaity nailed you that day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samsyuri 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2006 As soon as the first crack was detected, we open up the QRH (quick reference handbook) and follow the checklist. We need to reduce the differential pressure to about 5 psi, so we descended to FL260 and increase the cabin pressure to 10000 ft. As the window heat for the affected window has to be turned off, we need to avoid icing condition as well. The inflight photo was taken after all these were done. The colors are there because I used the polarizer; it was already attached to the lens earlier. Dangerous? Not really, if you know what you're doing. Panicked? What is that? Capt Radzi, never seen one before in-flight but seen a few on ground(removed).. Kind of scary for the first timer.. Answer to the topic, NeVer.. but now i'd seen one.Cool counter measure sir..Thanks 4 sharing capt.hehe.sempat lagi snap snap. BTW if im not wrong the glass is around 7-9 layers of diff coating and thickness Some info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min Chun 0 Report post Posted June 27, 2006 Capt, did you perform the landing although the window in front of you has cracked? What causes the cracking of windshield? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth K 3 Report post Posted June 27, 2006 Wow that's awesome to share with Capt.! Do you do emergency landing? Priority? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted June 28, 2006 Emperor, Pieter, Yong and I were at 32L after our lunch in Cowboy town. I have only 1 shot of this 734 from the side. Perhaps others have a front shot of this plane ? Rego 9M-MQO arriving around 2:45PM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted June 28, 2006 Thanks Chaity, but I don't think the crack will be visible from the outside unless you look very closely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Attan 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2006 An engineer once told me that the B747 windshield is made like a lens in such a way that what the Captain sees outside is exactly what the co-pilot sees and distortion is negligible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
