Takeoff aborted, captain's sliding window not fully closed.

Attributes
ACN	297360
Time
Date	199502
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	297360
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Takeoff aborted at 80-85 KTS due to wind noise coming from left side window. After clearing runway, the window was checked and adjusted. Aircraft taxied back for takeoff. Pilot distraction before leaving gate caused the failure to properly close window. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that he started to open his window to pass something to the ground crew that had been left in the cockpit. He was distracted and never completed opening the window and consequently did not close it properly. The checklist had already been run. So the checking of the windows closed had already been done. The reporter received a call later as sfo tower was wondering why the reporter had had to abort. The reporter did not report this to his air carrier and has heard nothing further from the FAA. The reporter was flying the B-767.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED, CAPT'S SLIDING WINDOW NOT FULLY CLOSED.

Narrative: TKOF ABORTED AT 80-85 KTS DUE TO WIND NOISE COMING FROM L SIDE WINDOW. AFTER CLRING RWY, THE WINDOW WAS CHKED AND ADJUSTED. ACFT TAXIED BACK FOR TKOF. PLT DISTR BEFORE LEAVING GATE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY CLOSE WINDOW. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT HE STARTED TO OPEN HIS WINDOW TO PASS SOMETHING TO THE GND CREW THAT HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE COCKPIT. HE WAS DISTRACTED AND NEVER COMPLETED OPENING THE WINDOW AND CONSEQUENTLY DID NOT CLOSE IT PROPERLY. THE CHKLIST HAD ALREADY BEEN RUN. SO THE CHKING OF THE WINDOWS CLOSED HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE RPTR RECEIVED A CALL LATER AS SFO TWR WAS WONDERING WHY THE RPTR HAD HAD TO ABORT. THE RPTR DID NOT RPT THIS TO HIS ACR AND HAS HEARD NOTHING FURTHER FROM THE FAA. THE RPTR WAS FLYING THE B-767.

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.