Flight crew of a B737-300 aborted takeoff because the first officer's side window slid open. The window was closed and an uneventful takeoff was subsequently made.

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Attributes
ACN	338510
Time
Date	199605
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy
State Reference	LA
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	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	338510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During takeoff roll, below 65 KTS, the copilot's sliding window opened. The takeoff was aborted and all company procedures were followed including brake cooling time. The abort was slow speed and maximum braking was not used. The copilot had opened his sliding window just before taxi out to take in a fuel slip. This method was used as the jetway had been removed from the aircraft. The window was closed and checked latched. The flight continued and was uneventful. Suggest no paperwork through the pilot's windows would keep this from happening again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B737-300 ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE THE FO'S SIDE WINDOW SLID OPEN. THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED AND AN UNEVENTFUL TKOF WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL, BELOW 65 KTS, THE COPLT'S SLIDING WINDOW OPENED. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED AND ALL COMPANY PROCS WERE FOLLOWED INCLUDING BRAKE COOLING TIME. THE ABORT WAS SLOW SPD AND MAX BRAKING WAS NOT USED. THE COPLT HAD OPENED HIS SLIDING WINDOW JUST BEFORE TAXI OUT TO TAKE IN A FUEL SLIP. THIS METHOD WAS USED AS THE JETWAY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ACFT. THE WINDOW WAS CLOSED AND CHKED LATCHED. THE FLT CONTINUED AND WAS UNEVENTFUL. SUGGEST NO PAPERWORK THROUGH THE PLT'S WINDOWS WOULD KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING 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.