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Delta A330 Returns Safely to São Paulo After Left Engine Fire
Delta Flight DL104 returned safely after a left-engine explosion shortly after takeoff, with no injuries among 288 onboard and a fire quickly extinguished by airport crews.
- On Sunday night, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 bound for Atlanta suffered a left-engine explosion seconds after takeoff from Guarulhos International Airport, forcing an emergency return with 288 people on board.
- Charred debris falling from the engine ignited a ground-level fire beside the runway, which airport firefighters extinguished within minutes. The plane remained airborne for about 10 minutes before touching down safely.
- Delta subsequently cancelled the flight, attributing the cancellation to "mechanical issues" in a statement on its website. Neither the airline nor airport officials have detailed the specific cause of the engine failure.
- Brazil's aviation authority CENIPA and potentially the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the failure. Guarulhos handles more than 40 million passengers annually and serves as Delta's primary gateway to South America.
- This emergency adds to recent engine-related incidents involving Delta aircraft, including a February 2026 Delta Boeing 737 incident in Savannah and a July 2025 Delta Boeing 767 fire in Los Angeles. Both prior events required emergency returns with no injuries.
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US-bound flight returns to Brazil over engine problem
A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta returned to São Paulo on Sunday evening because of an engine issue, the airline said. Delta flight 104, an Airbus A330-300, returned to São Paulo International Airport “shortly after takeoff” following a mechanical issue with the left engine, the company wrote in a statement. The airplane, with 272 passengers…
As he was about to take off from São Paulo airport, a Delta Airlines Airbus had to turn around in an emergency. His left engine caught fire, creating some panic on board.
One can imagine the fear of the passengers when they realized that a wing of the A330 was on fire. The plane to the United States immediately turned back after take-off.
Delta flight’s engine explodes in heart-stopping video — forcing packed plane to make emergency landing
A Delta plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Brazil late Sunday after an apparent engine glitch sent flames and sparks shooting from the packed jet.
An Airbus A330-323 from Delta Airlines to Atlanta had to make an emergency turn at Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo this Sunday, March 29, after the engine was ignited left soon after...
US-bound Delta flight returns to Sao Paulo airport after engine issue
SAO PAULO, March 30 - A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta returned to the airport in Sao Paulo shortly after takeoff on Sunday night due to a mechanical issue with the aircraft's left engine, the airline said in a statement released on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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