Return land rdu when a cockpit window opens during takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	243391
Time
Date	199306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rdu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14900 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	243391
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On takeoff roll at approximately 110 KTS, the L-2 window became unlocked and opened. The takeoff was continued, and a landing was made at rdu. Returned to gate, had maintenance check window and a logbook entry was made. The aircraft log was released and a new dispatch was issued. The flight was flown to atlanta with no further problem. Action taken by crew: the first officer was flying and continued to fly, as the noise level on the flight deck was very high. Was unable to talk to the first officer or tower. Had to remove my telex headset and use the aircraft headset, which had a full ear cup, and a noise suppressor. Before radio was reestablished with tower, was unable to communicate with the first officer except by hand signals. All checklist items were completed by the captain and radio was handled by the captain as the first officer was flying. A landing was made at rdu.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND RDU WHEN A COCKPIT WINDOW OPENS DURING TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 110 KTS, THE L-2 WINDOW BECAME UNLOCKED AND OPENED. THE TKOF WAS CONTINUED, AND A LNDG WAS MADE AT RDU. RETURNED TO GATE, HAD MAINT CHK WINDOW AND A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE. THE ACFT LOG WAS RELEASED AND A NEW DISPATCH WAS ISSUED. THE FLT WAS FLOWN TO ATLANTA WITH NO FURTHER PROB. ACTION TAKEN BY CREW: THE FO WAS FLYING AND CONTINUED TO FLY, AS THE NOISE LEVEL ON THE FLT DECK WAS VERY HIGH. WAS UNABLE TO TALK TO THE FO OR TWR. HAD TO REMOVE MY TELEX HEADSET AND USE THE ACFT HEADSET, WHICH HAD A FULL EAR CUP, AND A NOISE SUPPRESSOR. BEFORE RADIO WAS REESTABLISHED WITH TWR, WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE FO EXCEPT BY HAND SIGNALS. ALL CHKLIST ITEMS WERE COMPLETED BY THE CAPT AND RADIO WAS HANDLED BY THE CAPT AS THE FO WAS FLYING. A LNDG WAS MADE AT RDU.

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.