A B767 taking off from asu aborts takeoff because the cockpit window is not shut all the way.

Attributes
ACN	356150
Time
Date	199612
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : asu
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
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	356150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	356148
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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	other

Narrative:

Time: XX15. ATC frequency: 118.1. ATC facility: asu tower. Location: asu runway. During takeoff at asu, the captain noticed his window was not locked closed. After an attempt to close and lock the window, an abort was initiated between 110-120 KTS. During taxi back, ground personnel noticed sparks coming from our right landing gear truck. Upon further investigation, maintenance found the #3 brake torque link had broken free of the brake assembly and was dragging on the ground. Supplemental information from acn 356148: location: asu. Out of asu, flight aborted takeoff between 110-120 KTS due to captain's window unlocked and unable to close. Maintenance came out to inspect airplane, found #3 brake damaged and right #6 tire flat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 TAKING OFF FROM ASU ABORTS TKOF BECAUSE THE COCKPIT WINDOW IS NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY.

Narrative: TIME: XX15. ATC FREQ: 118.1. ATC FACILITY: ASU TWR. LOCATION: ASU RWY. DURING TKOF AT ASU, THE CAPT NOTICED HIS WINDOW WAS NOT LOCKED CLOSED. AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE AND LOCK THE WINDOW, AN ABORT WAS INITIATED BTWN 110-120 KTS. DURING TAXI BACK, GND PERSONNEL NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM OUR R LNDG GEAR TRUCK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MAINT FOUND THE #3 BRAKE TORQUE LINK HAD BROKEN FREE OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE GND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 356148: LOCATION: ASU. OUT OF ASU, FLT ABORTED TKOF BTWN 110-120 KTS DUE TO CAPT'S WINDOW UNLOCKED AND UNABLE TO CLOSE. MAINT CAME OUT TO INSPECT AIRPLANE, FOUND #3 BRAKE DAMAGED AND R #6 TIRE FLAT.

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.