Air carrier widebody transport takeoff aborted due open slide window.

Attributes
ACN	151587
Time
Date	199007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150
ASRS Report	151587
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	151898
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on takeoff roll, air noise started in the vicinity of first officer sliding window and became louder as speed increased. Takeoff was rejected at 120 KTS. Crew discovered sliding window was locked by handle; but not completely closed in rear by crank. This is an item that should have been discovered on the checklist. The plane was delivered to crew from maintenance hangar where someone had forced lock handle in place west/O completely closing window. First officer did not check line-up stripe, only lock handle. Perhaps all crew members should monitor one another in accomplishment of checklist items. At least this captain will initiate this procedure. Better training of mechanics would help also. Supplemental information from acn 151898. After brake cooling and a maintenance check of brakes trip was resumed and completed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB TKOF ABORTED DUE OPEN SLIDE WINDOW.

Narrative: WHILE ON TKOF ROLL, AIR NOISE STARTED IN THE VICINITY OF F/O SLIDING WINDOW AND BECAME LOUDER AS SPD INCREASED. TKOF WAS REJECTED AT 120 KTS. CREW DISCOVERED SLIDING WINDOW WAS LOCKED BY HANDLE; BUT NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED IN REAR BY CRANK. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED ON THE CHKLIST. THE PLANE WAS DELIVERED TO CREW FROM MAINT HANGAR WHERE SOMEONE HAD FORCED LOCK HANDLE IN PLACE W/O COMPLETELY CLOSING WINDOW. F/O DID NOT CHK LINE-UP STRIPE, ONLY LOCK HANDLE. PERHAPS ALL CREW MEMBERS SHOULD MONITOR ONE ANOTHER IN ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CHKLIST ITEMS. AT LEAST THIS CAPT WILL INITIATE THIS PROC. BETTER TRNING OF MECHS WOULD HELP ALSO. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 151898. AFTER BRAKE COOLING AND A MAINT CHK OF BRAKES TRIP WAS RESUMED AND COMPLETED UNEVENTFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.