Pilot reports headset hangers in B757 cockpits are poorly located.

Attributes
ACN	675147
Time
Date	200510
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	675147
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Numerous B757 aircraft have had headsets 'permanently' installed. The headsets are held in place with a loop of velcro. On those with overhead headset jacks; the bundled headset sits just above the opening side window. On numerous occasions; the velcro loop has come loose and the headset dangles down in front of the window. This allows the cord to either get caught in the window frame during closing and/or could easily interfere with side window egress in an emergency situation. Great idea to provide headsets right at the jack location; but unsafe execution. Someone is going to get hurt in the unlikely event of a window egress.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPTS HEADSET HANGERS IN B757 COCKPITS ARE POORLY LOCATED.

Narrative: NUMEROUS B757 ACFT HAVE HAD HEADSETS 'PERMANENTLY' INSTALLED. THE HEADSETS ARE HELD IN PLACE WITH A LOOP OF VELCRO. ON THOSE WITH OVERHEAD HEADSET JACKS; THE BUNDLED HEADSET SITS JUST ABOVE THE OPENING SIDE WINDOW. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS; THE VELCRO LOOP HAS COME LOOSE AND THE HEADSET DANGLES DOWN IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW. THIS ALLOWS THE CORD TO EITHER GET CAUGHT IN THE WINDOW FRAME DURING CLOSING AND/OR COULD EASILY INTERFERE WITH SIDE WINDOW EGRESS IN AN EMER SIT. GREAT IDEA TO PROVIDE HEADSETS RIGHT AT THE JACK LOCATION; BUT UNSAFE EXECUTION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF A WINDOW EGRESS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.