The incident took place right after take-off.
A Delta plane departing São Paulo, Brazil, for the US had to return and make an emergency landing last night, after an engine caught fire, sending flames and sparks and causing panic on board.
Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 (N813NW) suffered a catastrophic left engine failure just after rotation from São Paulo-Guarulhos on March 29. Explosions and flames trailed the aircraft, with debris sparking a brush fire near the runway.
Check at 40secpic.twitter.com/zy0gH7dfof— Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) March 30, 2026
Delta Air Lines Flight DL104 from São Paulo/Guarulhos to Atlanta last night…. shortly after takeoff, the left engine caught fire with loud explosions and visible flames.
Passengers described the tension during the climb, but the crew acted fast, declared an emergency, and… pic.twitter.com/v4Fad8Kxkd— Fahad Naim (@Fahadnaimb) March 30, 2026
The New York Post reported:
“Delta Flight DL104, which was bound for Atlanta with 272 passengers and 14 crew on board, suffered a mechanical issue with its left engine as it was taking off at Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport.
Terrifying video shared on social media captured sparks flying from under the wing just as the jet’s wheels lifted off the runway.”
Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 returns safely to Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport after failure of its left engine shortly after departure.
In a statement the airline said, “Delta Flight 104 from Sao Paulo to Atlanta returned to the airport shortly after takeoff on… pic.twitter.com/VMTOVOfK2j
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) March 30, 2026
The Delta jet had 272 passengers and 14 crew members on board, and no injuries were reported.
USA TODAY reported:
“The aircraft eventually landed safely, the airline said, and customers were taken by bus to the terminal.”
The cause of the engine failure was not immediately known.
Um avião da Delta Air Lines precisou retornar ao Aeroporto Internacional de São Paulo, em Guarulhos (SP), e fazer um pouso de emergência após a explosão de uma turbina logo depois da decolagem, na noite deste domingo (29). Passageiros que estavam na aeronave filmaram o momento de… pic.twitter.com/qOIBjvgBPd
— SBT News (@sbtnews) March 30, 2026
“’Delta teams are working to reaccommodate customers to get them safely to their destination’, the airline said. ‘The safety of our customers and crew is our highest priority. We apologize to our customers for this delay in their travels’.”
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