Originally Posted by beaver
I asked one of the FAs later on if she knew what had happened. Apparently the speed brake had not been "secured properly" causing the aborted take-off. Has anyone else ever experienced this? It was a first for me.
I'm sure there were a few who were a little nervous...
IIRC, the pilot is supposed to secure the speed brakes by placing the lever in the down position. On landing, the speed brakes are engaged and deploy at speed to slow the jet. Failure to disengage the speed brakes during taxiing will result in the speed brakes deploying on take off or at least signaling an alarm. To correct the error, I suspect the pilot spoke with maintenance who reminded him to review his preflight checklist and that is when the lever was discovered in the incorrect position.