Does this constitute a rejected take off?
on a airbus a320 flight from long beach to oakland we taxied out to the end of the runway, the cabin crew please be seated for take off call was made, we lined up and appeared to begin down the runway only to stop almost immediately, come off the runway and go back to the end of it. why would this be? thanks for the replies everyone. RickH - Nothing from the pilot until we were about 15 minutes from landing and even then just to say we had been cleared to land, nothing about the RTO. We probably travelled 50 feet or less down the runway before slowing and coming off at the next exit and heading back to the start of the runway and waiting for about 5 minutes at the side before entering again and this time taking off. When we took off again we seemed to be very low for a long time and the engine on my left side seemed to go really quiet immidiately after take off and we levelled off literally 10-20 seconds after taking off - something i haven't experienced before. Then we kept speeding up trying to climb and then slowing down again and levelling off for about ten minutes before finally climbing to cruising altitude. Weird i thought...?
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That's not so easy to say. Could have been anything like - adverse traffic on final - climb-out "occupied" by another plane - some light weight plane jockey horsing around without permission - another plane was given priority (e.g. due to size: a little Fokker won't take-off after a 747) - emergency of some kind (anything out- or inside the plane) - technical problem that had JUST been discovered - needn't be dramatic - something (anything) lying or moving on the runway - birds coming up - misunderstanding between flight deck and tower (wrong line up, can happen) - sudden wind change (causes take-off the other direction) - military movements on the ground or in the airspace - quarrel between flight deck and tower that causes the tower sending the plane back last in line It certainly hasn't been anything bad because you wouldn't have taken off. EDIT: I have read your additional comment. Still there's no need to worry. If that engine was foul, no take-off would have taken place. There are a few nutters in the airline business but not THAT crazy. They could close their business down if that was how they behaved. It seems to me that there was another plane given priority, they way you describe the plane taxiing back. The somewhat strange climb-out could have been due to heavy traffic, and having to manoeuvre and fit in there, the engines have certainly sounded a bit strange. But then, let me tell you that the German Lufthansa trains their pilots to take off JUST this way. Their climb-out is so annoying, they step up, like climbing stairs. Not very comfortable.
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In the airline world, once an airplane has crossed the hold short line, and doesn't take off, it is a rejected takeoff. If it was a maintenance issue, you are almost guaranteed a trip back to the gate. ATC has been trained to snitch to the FAA on all pilot initiated RTOs, and the FAA will want to know every single detail. If pilot error, look out. If maintenance, then a logbook writeup is required, and again, this often will require a trip back to the gate. If no trip back to the gate, the most likely cause is that the ATC system canceled your release into IFR, or some other SNAFU occurred with the clearance. What did the pilots say? In this case, I would always provide a full explanation to the passengers over the PA.
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Yes, it's a rejected take off but most likely nothing for the passengers to be concerned about. There are lots of reasons why this could have happened: ATC screw-up, pilot screw up, pilots got a caution/warning alarm during take off roll and managed to fix it without going back to the gate, traffic jam in the sky forcing ATC to cancel your takeoff clearance, etc.
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it could be anything from a false reading on the engine display to a warning sign to an incorrect thrust setting plz answer: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApEbOb.uV4_RPnD8KSL8_f3ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100518193756AA8ROHk
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In aviation terms the main factors that will constitute a rejected take off is generally: Weather Technical Difficulties Take off Configuration warning Fire Generally it will be the second one although if the pilot has been alerted to an aircraft requiring an emergency landing then this must be taken into consideration. I'm assuming by the way that it was Jet Blue, because they attempt to land an aircraft when the gear has decided to act up and turn 90 Degrees around.
Title : Does this constitute a rejected take off
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