Incident: Delta B738 at Las Vegas on May 2nd 2014, rejected takeoff

By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, May 3rd 2014 21:59Z, last updated Saturday, May 3rd 2014 21:59Z
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800, flight DL-2483 from Las Vegas,NV to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 160 passengers and 6 crew, had been cleared for immediate takeoff from Las Vegas' runway 25R at 14:32L (21:32Z). The aircraft was accelerating for takeoff when tower cancelled the takeoff clearance about 40 seconds after the clearance for takeoff. The aircraft rejected takeoff at high speed, slowed safely and vacated the runway via taxiway A5 about 7500 feet/2250 meters down the runway. The aircraft returned to the apron.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N3757D reached Atlanta with a delay of 6:40 hours.

The FAA reported a private aircraft was on approach to a crossing runway prompting the air traffic controller to cancel the takeoff clearance as a precaution. Preliminary review of the radar data showed however that there was no conflict even if the takeoff had continued. I landed right after this apparently happened, the FO and I looked at each other when they were stopped on the taxiway for suspected hot brakes. We both said ****? The tower told them to abort? This is going to be interesting-maybe a CQ SPOT.