Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Aircraft
While climbing through FL300 the FO side windshield suddenly and without warning; shattered. It remained intact yet was clearly shattered. We immediately advised ATC while descending with our O2 masks on just as a precaution. We diverted to ZZZ as the aircraft was no longer airworthy. The FO and I both suspected that it MAY have been a pressurization issue as we had a L pack issue in the morning and earlier in that day the previous crew had a R pack issue... however the windshield integrity clearly was the main issue. More serious evaluation of Pack problems and better QC of windshields.
CRJ-700 Captain reported executing an uneventful diversion due to a right windshield failure.