Originally Posted by phonestand

on the ATC recording, the Delta 767 pilot told the tower that he rejected take off at about 150 knots... isn't that almost the take-off speed for a 767? I guess the pilots knew what they were doing and figured that it was still safe enough to reject.

since the reason was an overheated number 1 engine, I suppose they couldn't use thrust reversers to slow the plane down, so the brakes overheated and caught minor fire

the incident aircraft was Delta's ship number N836MH. After 4 days, it's still sitting at ATL.