Narrative:

We were getting ready for takeoff, engines at full power then they suddenly stopped. The captain makes announcement going back to gate, because a caution light on instrument panel went on. Did not hear anything unusual. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the reason they suddenly stopped was there was a banging noise heard in the back by the aft flight attendants. It turns out there was something wrong with one of the engines, so the plane taxied back to the gate and was then taken OTS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B727, FLL-DFW, TAXI-OUT, INST PANEL LIGHT, REJECT TKOF, RETURN TO GATE.

Narrative: WE WERE GETTING READY FOR TKOF, ENGS AT FULL PWR THEN THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE CAPT MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT GOING BACK TO GATE, BECAUSE A CAUTION LIGHT ON INST PANEL WENT ON. DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING UNUSUAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE REASON THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED WAS THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE HEARD IN THE BACK BY THE AFT FLT ATTENDANTS. IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ONE OF THE ENGS, SO THE PLANE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND WAS THEN TAKEN OTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.