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A Qantas Boeing 737 has aborted a takeoff at Melbourne airport after noises were heard comming from the undercarriage.
The pilots followed standard operating procedures and elected to reject the takeoff as a precuationary measure.
The Canberra bound plane returned to the terminal and passengers were transferred to another flight.
A Qantas spokesman says QF850 had problems with it's air conditioning duct unit.
"It was a routine return to the terminal due to an air-conditioning fault," she said.
"Rather than delay passengers further a replacement aircraft was arranged and the flight took off just before 1pm"
The worldwide average for rejected takeoff's is approximately 1 in every 2000 departures. Whilst some takeoff's are rejected for serious events, others like this are of a precautionary nature.
With Qantas operating in excess of 450 flights per day, rejected takeoffs rates are well below world averages.