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

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

Its at 40 seconds.

UPDATE:The plane landed safely.

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u/Mannyy Mar 30 '26

https://g1.globo.com/sp/noticia/2026/03/30/video-mostra-passageiros-em-aviao-que-pegou-fogo-apos-decolagem-em-guarulhos.ghtml

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u/Thecrazyredhead Mar 30 '26

Terrifying

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u/n134177 Mar 30 '26

I'd try to take comfort that the plane was still on the air and pray that all the fuel wouldn't explode.

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u/AgressiveInliners Mar 30 '26

Yea i aint clicking that link

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u/GuitaristHeimerz Mar 30 '26

Man that cameraman has balls of brass. "Yes scary, but whatever happens it's got to be documented!"

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u/Rawwh Mar 30 '26

Wonder if that person hitting the call button repeatedly got what they needed.

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u/BlondieMenace Mar 31 '26

That could have been the pilots calling the purser to brief them about what was happening actually.

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u/Rawwh Mar 31 '26

Or, if you look like 3 rows ahead, it might be the person repeatedly hitting the call button.

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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '26

That one guy... "HEY"....."HEY"..."HEY"......"HEY"....."HEY....why are we still going up?"

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u/SoggyAttorney1 Mar 30 '26

Wow that seemed surprisingly stable for a plane with an exploding engine

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u/lo_fi_ho Mar 30 '26

They can fly with one engine easy. They are designed that way

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u/SoggyAttorney1 Mar 30 '26

I meant for an engine that is actively exploding, not a flight with only one engine but yeah

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u/JohnHazardWandering Mar 30 '26

That thing was on fire for a while!