Originally Posted by Frayed_Yak

Yesterday, I was flying on an old 767-200 and during takeoff, one of the locking mechanisms on the overhead luggage compartments for the seats in front of me released, exposing the carry-on luggage. I didn't know what to do - for a couple minute you could see the luggage shifting over the edge, and it made me very nervous. Luckily, a minute later we reached cruising altitude and the flight attendant came to close it.