Aircraft equipment problem -- air carrier is unable to pressurize during climb out and returns to land. During the deplaning both the pilots and mechanics overhear 1 passenger berating another for 'messing with the window.' an over wing exit was found to be unseated.

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Attributes
ACN	313442
Time
Date	199508
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 414 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 3397
ASRS Report	313442
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	313186
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After a normal preflight, no discrepancies noted, we had a pressurization problem that required an air abort/return to seattle. We found that 1 of the right over wing exits was slightly displaced, the operating handles were in the closed position. While maintenance performed pressurization checks, the captain and I decided to have coffee. Exiting the jetway, I overheard 1 passenger say to another, 'I told you not to mess with that window.' I couldn't determine who had made the remark. The maintenance personnel said they had heard a similar conversation. The window was reseated and the flight operated normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB -- ACR IS UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE DURING CLBOUT AND RETURNS TO LAND. DURING THE DEPLANING BOTH THE PLTS AND MECHS OVERHEAR 1 PAX BERATING ANOTHER FOR 'MESSING WITH THE WINDOW.' AN OVER WING EXIT WAS FOUND TO BE UNSEATED.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL PREFLT, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED, WE HAD A PRESSURIZATION PROB THAT REQUIRED AN AIR ABORT/RETURN TO SEATTLE. WE FOUND THAT 1 OF THE R OVER WING EXITS WAS SLIGHTLY DISPLACED, THE OPERATING HANDLES WERE IN THE CLOSED POS. WHILE MAINT PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CHKS, THE CAPT AND I DECIDED TO HAVE COFFEE. EXITING THE JETWAY, I OVERHEARD 1 PAX SAY TO ANOTHER, 'I TOLD YOU NOT TO MESS WITH THAT WINDOW.' I COULDN'T DETERMINE WHO HAD MADE THE REMARK. THE MAINT PERSONNEL SAID THEY HAD HEARD A SIMILAR CONVERSATION. THE WINDOW WAS RESEATED AND THE FLT OPERATED NORMALLY.

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.