Swiss Air flight out of Logan in Boston slams on the brakes

A Swiss Air jet accelerating on takeoff slammed the brakes on Tuesday evening on Runway R at Logan Airport startling passengers who had a jarring start to their Zurich trip We were not quite lifting off and the wheels were still on the ground when the pilot directly hit the brakes a patron in the Boston-to-Zurich flight described the Herald this morning We heard a boom and after that is when stuff went flying the traveler added Fire engines then came racing by The Airbus A - taxied back to the gate at Logan International Airport at about p m and after a -hour wait a new jet was ready to continue the trip We were stated it had something to do with the engine the tourist added from overseas According to Boston s NBC see video the Federal Aviation Administration noted the Swiss International Air Lines flight was disabled on Runway R The crew of SWISS Flight stopped their takeoff at Boston Logan International Airport due to engine issues around p m local time on Tuesday Sept The FAA briefly paused various arrivals to the airport before the plane taxied off the runway the agency declared in a message The FAA will investigate The customer called the Herald last night and again this morning to overview that the sudden stop was jarring but handled smoothly