[ASA Vet]

I'm not a pilot.

I suspect it was simply they didn't get it latched securely after
fueling so it popped open during taxi. They wouldn't be able to close it
and check for a functioning latch on the taxi line. Return to the terminal was prudent.

Bet some "fuel technician" caught hell.

[Guenevere]

#85...Bet you're right!

It didn't hinder us, as we were on our last leg home, but others might have had connecting flights to catch, and the delay was a good 30, 35 minutes total.

[spacewarp]

A few months before 9/11, I was in an airplane. We were prepping for flight. I was in the emergency exit aisle on the right side. The captain came on the overheads and welcomed us to the flight. I wasn't used to that during pre-flight. But, he said we'd be getting underway in a few. About two minutes later, we suddenly heard over the overheads as the stewardess raced to the front a mechanical voice saying "WARNING, WARNING. Fire, Right Engine. WARNING, WARN...". About 15-20 seconds later with all of us madly scrambling to see what was going on outside my window, the captain came back on the overheads. "Whoops. Sorry folks. Wrong button."

It was not a good flight.