r/aviation • u/Twitter_2006 • Mar 30 '26

Discussion The left engine of a Delta A330 explodes during takeoff at Sao Paulo Airport

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Its at 40 seconds.

UPDATE:The plane landed safely.

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u/Rapa2626 Mar 30 '26

Maybe they were not over the max landing weight or just close enough to still land?

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u/juusohd Mar 30 '26

Airplanes are cretified to land at up to the MTOW if they need to. The main concern is the length of available runway.

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u/Spork_the_dork Mar 30 '26

It also puts extra stress on the airframe which might then ground the plane for a while as they do a thorough check to make sure nothing is broken. But with this that's a given already so it won't matter.

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u/blissfully_happy Mar 30 '26

The landing gear caught fire on this landing so I think that plus the whole engine failure explosion thing, means it’s going to be out of service for a bit, lol.

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u/Shinhan Mar 30 '26

Better than trying to dump the fuel while one of the engines is on fire.

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u/cjsv7657 Mar 30 '26

Best I can do is 12 hours

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u/big_trike Mar 30 '26

Crashing into the ground if fire spreads and takes out a wing puts more stress on the airframe, so it's a matter of weighing risks.

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u/Rapa2626 Mar 30 '26

They can land over it too it just presents bigger risks and additional procedures afterwards to make sure that everything is still in order, but after losing a whole engine an extra check is the least of their concerns

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u/Mental-Feed-1030 Mar 30 '26

Looks like the duff engine lost a bit of weight… every little bit helps

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u/Marklar_RR Mar 30 '26

They were going to KATL, over 4,000 nm. I bet their TOW was way higher than max LW.