Originally Posted by pp763
I was on a FR 737 on friday 13th jan incidently and on the takeoff roll we aborted quite far into it and as it was 24L at EGCC the autobrakes were disarmed after around 3 seconds of severe braking and we rolled to the end as there are no taxiways down the far end.
We returned to the holding point and waited twenty minutes for brake cooling. Anyway the question is, as we braked to come to a stop at the holding point we shook quite violently, the brakes were released and then applied again and we came to a holt again shaking. Is this because the brakes were hot?
When we got to Dublin They felt fine as usual. Also as we aborted did I see white smoke coming from the brakes or was I imagining it?
Many thanks.
Yes. And probably no, you weren't imagining it. There is a small possibility the shuddering was due to the Captain's legs and feet shaking from the adrenaline also.
