The captain's side window came open on takeoff roll.

Attributes
ACN	303501
Time
Date	199505
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
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	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	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 : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	303501
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	304009
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:

After completing the before starting engines checklist down to the (when paper work received) items on a B-767-300, there were a few mins remaining before pushback. A decision was made to clean the pilot's windshields due to numerous 'bug strikes.' as the captain (myself) was completing his side and in the process of closing his sliding side window, the passenger service agent arrived on the scene with the final paper work. Although the window had been cranked closed as the locking mechanism was being rotated forward to the locked position, the distraction caused by the arrival of the agent caused the captain to not get the lever fully engaged in the locked position. On takeoff roll, a loud air leak ensued as airflow came over the window and the takeoff was aborted at approximately 80 KTS. We cleared the runway and resecured the window. The brake energy chart was checked and the appropriate cooling time was taken prior to continuing the flight as normal. Distrs once again interfered with the thorough accomplishment of a very routine task.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CAPT'S SIDE WINDOW CAME OPEN ON TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING THE BEFORE STARTING ENGS CHKLIST DOWN TO THE (WHEN PAPER WORK RECEIVED) ITEMS ON A B-767-300, THERE WERE A FEW MINS REMAINING BEFORE PUSHBACK. A DECISION WAS MADE TO CLEAN THE PLT'S WINDSHIELDS DUE TO NUMEROUS 'BUG STRIKES.' AS THE CAPT (MYSELF) WAS COMPLETING HIS SIDE AND IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING HIS SLIDING SIDE WINDOW, THE PAX SVC AGENT ARRIVED ON THE SCENE WITH THE FINAL PAPER WORK. ALTHOUGH THE WINDOW HAD BEEN CRANKED CLOSED AS THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS BEING ROTATED FORWARD TO THE LOCKED POS, THE DISTR CAUSED BY THE ARR OF THE AGENT CAUSED THE CAPT TO NOT GET THE LEVER FULLY ENGAGED IN THE LOCKED POS. ON TKOF ROLL, A LOUD AIR LEAK ENSUED AS AIRFLOW CAME OVER THE WINDOW AND THE TKOF WAS ABORTED AT APPROX 80 KTS. WE CLRED THE RWY AND RESECURED THE WINDOW. THE BRAKE ENERGY CHART WAS CHKED AND THE APPROPRIATE COOLING TIME WAS TAKEN PRIOR TO CONTINUING THE FLT AS NORMAL. DISTRS ONCE AGAIN INTERFERED WITH THE THOROUGH ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A VERY ROUTINE TASK.

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.