Unlatched cockpit window leads to low speed takeoff abort.

Attributes
ACN	164291
Time
Date	199011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	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 : 210 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	164291
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Takeoff at clt was aborted due to a cockpit window becoming unlatched. Rejected takeoff braking mode was not activated. I failed to make an entry in the logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNLATCHED COCKPIT WINDOW LEADS TO LOW SPEED TKOF ABORT.

Narrative: TKOF AT CLT WAS ABORTED DUE TO A COCKPIT WINDOW BECOMING UNLATCHED. RTO BRAKING MODE WAS NOT ACTIVATED. I FAILED TO MAKE AN ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK.

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.