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Originally posted by Moses
Leaving Miami for the Bahamas a few years ago we took off with a very steep climb. There was a loud boom and the plane started to shake violently....
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I'm just glad we never left the ground. After one abort, I was willing to go along with the "let's just give the ol' computer the three-fingered salute and try it again" approach, but after two aborts, I (and many of the other passengers) were going to need some reassurance that they actually knew what the problem was and that it was rectified.
Even when we got back to the gate (once they found a gate - you know ATL), they were maintaining that it was merely a computer issue and that they were going to swap it out and we'd be on our way. We weren't even going to deplane. After about 5 minutes, they came over the intercom and told us to gather our belongings and get off.
Evidently there was more wrong than simply a computer.
Good story, Moses. My Dad tells a similar one from a takeoff in a 727. Center engine let go (very violently) right as they rotated and they had to take off anyway and go around really quickly and land again. My Dad said he walked off the plane (at 9:30 in the am) and went straight over to the bar and had a vodka and tonic. :>)