Aircraft brakes must absorb a huge amount of energy and overheated brakes can result in loss of braking power or even brake failure. According to The Aviation Herald, the Delta Air Lines Airbus ...

FIRE crews swarmed a packed Boeing plane after its pilot was forced to abort take-off and “slam the emergency brake”.

Etihad Airways Flight EY461 from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi began its acceleration on the runway just at around 7 p.m. before slamming on the brakes and coming to a stop.