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Flight crew made low speed aborted takeoff because first officer side window came open. Second takeoff normal after opening and closing window.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 274938 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pae |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 136 flight time total : 19850 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 274983 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 275030 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As power was applied for takeoff a loud whistle developed from first officer window. I aborted the takeoff (speed was less than 60 KTS) and cleared the runway. I had the copilot unlock and open his window and then reclose and lock his window and a second takeoff was uneventful. A logbook write-up was made. Discussion: the windows north the B-757 and B-767 series require at least 3 checks to be sure they are closed and locked. The trouble usually occurs when the window is somewhere in between. I think a procedure that requires the windows not be left in an intermediate position (ie, closed but not locked, locked but not closed, locked and closed but the crank not fully forward) would be helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC MADE LOW SPD ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE FO SIDE WINDOW CAME OPEN. SECOND TKOF NORMAL AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING WINDOW.
Narrative: AS PWR WAS APPLIED FOR TKOF A LOUD WHISTLE DEVELOPED FROM FO WINDOW. I ABORTED THE TKOF (SPD WAS LESS THAN 60 KTS) AND CLRED THE RWY. I HAD THE COPLT UNLOCK AND OPEN HIS WINDOW AND THEN RECLOSE AND LOCK HIS WINDOW AND A SECOND TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL. A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP WAS MADE. DISCUSSION: THE WINDOWS N THE B-757 AND B-767 SERIES REQUIRE AT LEAST 3 CHKS TO BE SURE THEY ARE CLOSED AND LOCKED. THE TROUBLE USUALLY OCCURS WHEN THE WINDOW IS SOMEWHERE IN BTWN. I THINK A PROC THAT REQUIRES THE WINDOWS NOT BE LEFT IN AN INTERMEDIATE POS (IE, CLOSED BUT NOT LOCKED, LOCKED BUT NOT CLOSED, LOCKED AND CLOSED BUT THE CRANK NOT FULLY FORWARD) WOULD BE HELPFUL.
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.