EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Troubleshooting; Situational Awareness; Human-Machine Interface; Confusion
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Procedure
While working a 4 leg day in Aircraft X eating lunch in the cockpit; I decided to open the window for some fresh air during a sit. I noticed as I tried to open the window; the window handle was jammed in the clipboard. After many attempts; I found that the only way to open the window was to move the clipboard sideways (something that DOES not occur and is not required in our 175 aircraft) and I found this to be concerning. If I was in a high stress environment during an evacuation and had to open the window to jump our with the rope; I am not confident that this would have been figured out in time. I have not seen any documentation on this. The clipboard is definitely in a different position on these aircraft in reference to the window opening handle; and that needs to be discussed; or the clipboards need to be moved.Clipboard is much closer to window opening handle on 170 aircraft than 175; and causes the window opening handle to jam unless clipboard is moved out of the way.Document this difference in the 170 aircraft; or move clipboards.
EMB-170 First Officer reported the cockpit window handle is jammed by a clipboard which could result in limiting ability to escape aircraft.