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PIC of B767 has to abort his takeoff when his sliding window pops open at 100 KTS. Had responded and reacted to checklist call on preflight. Takeoff delayed for brake and tire considerations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 369870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bze |
| State Reference | FO |
| 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 : atp |
| ASRS Report | 369870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:
Aborted takeoff at bze due to captain's window opening at approximately 100 KTS on takeoff roll. This captain grabbed the handle and looked at the window during the preflight, and called closed and latched. On the roll, at about 80 KTS, I looked at the window because an air leak was developing, and the handle was back instead of forward. As I grabbed for the handle, the window popped in and I was forced to do the abort. We timed the brake cooling, and had a visual inspection done on the brakes then took off for new york with egg on face. I cannot remember opening the window after the checklist and can only assume that when I grabbed the handle during the checklist, it was already open -- yes, I do feel like 'dudu' and no, it will never happen to me again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF B767 HAS TO ABORT HIS TKOF WHEN HIS SLIDING WINDOW POPS OPEN AT 100 KTS. HAD RESPONDED AND REACTED TO CHKLIST CALL ON PREFLT. TKOF DELAYED FOR BRAKE AND TIRE CONSIDERATIONS.
Narrative: ABORTED TKOF AT BZE DUE TO CAPT'S WINDOW OPENING AT APPROX 100 KTS ON TKOF ROLL. THIS CAPT GRABBED THE HANDLE AND LOOKED AT THE WINDOW DURING THE PREFLT, AND CALLED CLOSED AND LATCHED. ON THE ROLL, AT ABOUT 80 KTS, I LOOKED AT THE WINDOW BECAUSE AN AIR LEAK WAS DEVELOPING, AND THE HANDLE WAS BACK INSTEAD OF FORWARD. AS I GRABBED FOR THE HANDLE, THE WINDOW POPPED IN AND I WAS FORCED TO DO THE ABORT. WE TIMED THE BRAKE COOLING, AND HAD A VISUAL INSPECTION DONE ON THE BRAKES THEN TOOK OFF FOR NEW YORK WITH EGG ON FACE. I CANNOT REMEMBER OPENING THE WINDOW AFTER THE CHKLIST AND CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT WHEN I GRABBED THE HANDLE DURING THE CHKLIST, IT WAS ALREADY OPEN -- YES, I DO FEEL LIKE 'DUDU' AND NO, IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN.
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.