An air carrier large transport aborted its takeoff when the crew found the captain's sliding window ...

Attributes
ACN	258036
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight 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 : 100 flight time total : 22000
ASRS Report	258036
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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:

Failed to close captain side window promptly. Aborted takeoff at 80 KTS when heard air leak. Closed window, departed. Long day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT ABORTED ITS TKOF WHEN THE CREW FOUND THE CAPT'S SLIDING WINDOW UNLOCKED.

Narrative: FAILED TO CLOSE CAPT SIDE WINDOW PROMPTLY. ABORTED TKOF AT 80 KTS WHEN HEARD AIR LEAK. CLOSED WINDOW, DEPARTED. LONG DAY.

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.

An air carrier large transport aborted its takeoff when the crew found the captain's sliding window unlocked.