Terrifying Footage Shows Delta Flight Taking off from Brazilian Airport When the Engine Blows up, Causing Panic on Board
A Delta Air Lines flight leaving São Paulo for the United States was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff when one of its engines caught fire.
Delta Flight DL104 had departed from São Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport and was headed to Atlanta with 272 passengers and 14 crew members on board. Moments after the aircraft lifted off the runway, a mechanical problem developed in the jet’s left engine.
Video shared online showed sparks and flames coming from beneath the wing as the plane was climbing, alarming passengers 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
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
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
Because of the engine issue, the crew returned the aircraft to the airport, where it landed safely. No injuries were reported among the passengers or crew.
After the plane arrived back at the airport, passengers were transported by bus from the aircraft to the terminal.
Delta said its teams were working to arrange alternate travel for customers so they could continue to their destinations. The airline added that the safety of its passengers and crew remains its top priority and apologized for the disruption to travelers’ plans.
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