I got to know what happened.
ZFW put in the computer instead of TOW.
The result was a Vspeed of 20 nods less than necesasry.
Cabin crew at the back of the plane heard a noise and reported a smokey smell. They called the pilots who didnt really know what happened but decided to go back, as they also felt that somehting was not right during rotation. The initial assumption of the crew was that a tyre burst during take off.
No emergency declared.
capitan very experienced with many many hours under his belt.
Last edited by skytrax; 10th Apr 2011 at 13:14.