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A B737-800 aircraft #2 sliding window fell in and onto the captain after handle was pulled back. Pilot was injured.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 733164 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 733164 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I am the captain on the B737-800. On mar/wed/07 we were at the gate for a flight. The jetway was pulled away from the plane in preparation for pushback. I needed to talk to the gate agent so I unlocked the #2 sliding side window and pulled back the handle. The window opened 3 inches; then the entire window (frame; glass; and connections) fell out and pinned me into my seat. The top of the window hit my shoulder very hard; and the bottom hit my leg with the aft portion resting on my book bag. The window was very heavy and the first officer and I could not move it. I eventually managed to push it off my leg and rest it on the seat. The first officer held the top while I slid out of the seat. I banged my knee on the window while getting out. I badly bruised my shoulder and leg. The device missed my face by inches. The mechanic told me that the window weighs 80 pounds. Maintenance was called; and they put the window back into the track. No further investigation was done. Logbook was signed off. This is a serious safety issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 ACFT #2 SLIDING WINDOW FELL IN AND ONTO THE CAPTAIN AFTER HANDLE WAS PULLED BACK. PILOT WAS INJURED.
Narrative: I AM THE CAPT ON THE B737-800. ON MAR/WED/07 WE WERE AT THE GATE FOR A FLT. THE JETWAY WAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE PLANE IN PREPARATION FOR PUSHBACK. I NEEDED TO TALK TO THE GATE AGENT SO I UNLOCKED THE #2 SLIDING SIDE WINDOW AND PULLED BACK THE HANDLE. THE WINDOW OPENED 3 INCHES; THEN THE ENTIRE WINDOW (FRAME; GLASS; AND CONNECTIONS) FELL OUT AND PINNED ME INTO MY SEAT. THE TOP OF THE WINDOW HIT MY SHOULDER VERY HARD; AND THE BOTTOM HIT MY LEG WITH THE AFT PORTION RESTING ON MY BOOK BAG. THE WINDOW WAS VERY HVY AND THE FO AND I COULD NOT MOVE IT. I EVENTUALLY MANAGED TO PUSH IT OFF MY LEG AND REST IT ON THE SEAT. THE FO HELD THE TOP WHILE I SLID OUT OF THE SEAT. I BANGED MY KNEE ON THE WINDOW WHILE GETTING OUT. I BADLY BRUISED MY SHOULDER AND LEG. THE DEVICE MISSED MY FACE BY INCHES. THE MECH TOLD ME THAT THE WINDOW WEIGHS 80 LBS. MAINT WAS CALLED; AND THEY PUT THE WINDOW BACK INTO THE TRACK. NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION WAS DONE. LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
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.