After takeoff a B737-700 first officer's R2 window began arcing and smoking. Then the window overhea...

Attributes
ACN	857334
Time
Date	200910
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 147 Flight Crew Type 5000
Person 2
Function	First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 186 Flight Crew Type 600
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Climbing out at 7000 feet we saw sparks fly out of the first officer's (R2) followed by smoke and the window overheat light (right side). I declared an emergency and asked for vectors back for the ILS 8. We landed safely without any further issues and we had no passenger or crew injuries. The appropriate logbook entry was made. We then handed the aircraft over to maintenance and ran for a dead head flight. After further review of the fom; I forgot to pull the flight deck voice recorder circuit breaker. We both said let's just slow down and make sure everything is done. If we miss the flight; no big deal. Let's just get everything right. I should have checked the fom to see what reports I had to fill out before hurrying for the flight. That is where it said to pull the circuit breaker. I forgot to pull flight deck voice recorder circuit breaker per fom.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: After takeoff a B737-700 First Officer's R2 window began arcing and smoking. Then the window OVERHEAT light illuminated. An emergency was declared and the crew returned to land.

Narrative: Climbing out at 7000 feet we saw sparks fly out of the First Officer's (R2) followed by smoke and the window OVERHEAT light (R SIDE). I declared an emergency and asked for vectors back for the ILS 8. We landed safely without any further issues and we had no Passenger or Crew injuries. The appropriate logbook entry was made. We then handed the aircraft over to maintenance and ran for a dead head flight. After further review of the FOM; I forgot to pull the Flight Deck Voice Recorder circuit breaker. We both said let's just slow down and make sure everything is done. If we miss the flight; no big deal. Let's just get everything right. I should have checked the FOM to see what reports I had to fill out before hurrying for the flight. That is where it said to pull the circuit breaker. I forgot to pull Flight Deck Voice Recorder circuit breaker per FOM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

After takeoff a B737-700 first officer's R2 window began arcing and smoking. Then the window overheat light illuminated. An emergency was declared and the crew returned to land.