What was found
IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL 360, THE CAPTAINS NR 1 WINDSCREEN, OUTER GLASS LAYER SHATTERED. THE CREW DIVERTED, A RESCUE AIRPLANE, WITH MX ON BOARD WAS SENT. MX INSPECTED THE DAMAGED WINDOW AND DETERMINED THE OUTER GLASS LAYER (NON-STRUCTURAL) WAS CRACKED AND THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL ARCING BETWEEN THE NON-STRUCTURAL OUTER GLASS AND NON-STRUCTURAL URETHANE INTERLAYER. THE WINDOW HEAT WAS MEL`ED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN NON-REVENU, WHERE THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. THE ACFT FLIGHT MANUAL, NON-NORMAL CHECKIST (SECTION 3.2, PG 8) STATES "THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS WHEN AN OUTER PANEL ALONE IS CRACKED." ALSO, THE AMM 56-11-00 ALSO PROVIDES SIMILAR RELIEF.