Dash 8-400
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Workload; Training / Qualification; Distraction
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
While in cruise at FL250; First Officer's window shattered. We complied with the QRH; descended to 14;000 feet. Slowed to 190 knots and decided to proceed on to our filed destination.
During cruise First Officer's windshield shattered. Followed QRH; informed Operations; and helped manage the situation with ATC; crewmembers; and Operations. As a crew we did decide to declare an emergency in order to have all available resources at our disposal if the need arose.
A DH-8-400 First Officer's windshield shattered at FL250. So the crew completed the QRH; declared an emergency; descended to 14;000 feet and continued to the filed destination.