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The first officer's sliding window came open on takeoff roll. The crew aborted the takeoff with no further problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 236486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 236486 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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:
First officer's side window rolled back (opened) during application of takeoff power. As per the operating manual, an abort was accomplished below 50 KTS. The runway was cleared, aircraft was taxied back for takeoff. The window was resecured, and an uneventful takeoff was accomplished. Although the lock lever was checked secured and the closed indicator displayed 'closed,' the rear lock(south) were apparently not seated properly. My approach plate book in the window plate holder can obscure the lower link arm position. The flight was a continuation with no crew change, however, the cockpit windows were cleaned during the crew's absence. Ground personnel apparently secured the window improperly. I suggest an advisory on this problem might be in order. Additionally, ground personnel should be made aware of the problem associated with large transport/widebody transport windows.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FO'S SLIDING WINDOW CAME OPEN ON TKOF ROLL. THE CREW ABORTED THE TKOF WITH NO FURTHER PROB.
Narrative: FO'S SIDE WINDOW ROLLED BACK (OPENED) DURING APPLICATION OF TKOF PWR. AS PER THE OPERATING MANUAL, AN ABORT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BELOW 50 KTS. THE RWY WAS CLRED, ACFT WAS TAXIED BACK FOR TKOF. THE WINDOW WAS RESECURED, AND AN UNEVENTFUL TKOF WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ALTHOUGH THE LOCK LEVER WAS CHKED SECURED AND THE CLOSED INDICATOR DISPLAYED 'CLOSED,' THE REAR LOCK(S) WERE APPARENTLY NOT SEATED PROPERLY. MY APCH PLATE BOOK IN THE WINDOW PLATE HOLDER CAN OBSCURE THE LOWER LINK ARM POS. THE FLT WAS A CONTINUATION WITH NO CREW CHANGE, HOWEVER, THE COCKPIT WINDOWS WERE CLEANED DURING THE CREW'S ABSENCE. GND PERSONNEL APPARENTLY SECURED THE WINDOW IMPROPERLY. I SUGGEST AN ADVISORY ON THIS PROB MIGHT BE IN ORDER. ADDITIONALLY, GND PERSONNEL SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE PROB ASSOCIATED WITH LGT/WDB WINDOWS.
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.