B767-300 and 300 ER
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 10000
Human-Machine Interface
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Human Factors
Flight was delayed over an hour at the gate due to the inability of Maintenance to produce a logbook. I was out of the cockpit for most of the preflight/before staring engines checklist items while I performed other crew duties (walk-around/maintenance coordination for cabin items) but I did receive a thorough takeoff brief from the Captain who followed all procedures and ensured checklist items were accomplished. We prepared for a departure into low ceilings and embedded thunderstorms with a 380;000LB 767-300ER. On takeoff roll at about 80 KTS a loud wind rush could be heard from the First Officer's window. I was unable to see the window or the handle due to the First Officer's large stature and my position in the jump seat until I leaned right to see around him by the time I could see; it was in the aft position. The Captain called for the First Officer to close the window but the handle seemed to be stuck and would not move forward despite the First Officer's efforts. The Captain initiated an abort at about 130 KTS. The Captain instructed the First Officer to call the abort out to Tower and immediately clicked the auto brakes off. We had no problem stopping in the remaining runway distance; maintaining control of the aircraft and taxied clear of the runway. The Captain asked to proceed to the hot-brakes area where fire-rescue was called to inspect the exterior of the aircraft. We also checked the brake cooling charts and noted that we were in the caution zone and should wait about 30 minutes for the brakes to achieve max temp. Fire-rescue inspected the wheels and reported that some wheel fuse plugs had been popped so we finished the waiting time coordinated with Operations and Maintenance and shut the aircraft down. Passengers deplaned via air stairs into buses.
B767-300 Relief Pilot describes the events leading up to a rejected takeoff at 130 KTS. When the First Officers sliding window comes open at 80 KTS and cannot be cranked closed the Captain rejects the takeoff.