Originally Posted by EagleDriver

Wasn't Air Florida the accident at DCA that was deiced but sat so long waiting for takeoff that the engine PT2 probes froze over? When they applied power for takeoff they got false EPR readings in the cockpit. The EPR guages show full power but the N1's and N2's showed only partial power. They had more thrust available they just didn't push the throttles forward. Sad but we all learned from it. Crosscheck ALL the engine instruments on takeoff.