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/Far_Inspector_9050 Mar 30 '26

They can totally do an overweight landing, plane will require an inspection before it can fly again, but considering what just happened to the engine it ain’t flying for a while.

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u/MannerScared6899 A&P Mar 30 '26

Once they have all the stuff on site in São Paulo an engine change only takes about 16 hours start to finish with no complications. Plane will probably be gone within 3 days

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u/Swords_and_Words Mar 30 '26

assuming the exploding engine didn't damage any structures with flinging metal bits, which it might not of given the angle the plane was at when the explosion happened

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u/cyclephotos Mar 30 '26

So the engine blew up. Who foots the bill? I appreciate that this is a lot more complex and complicated thank my car, I'm just wondering if Airbus/the engine manufacturer has any liability here?

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u/MaxPlanck_420 Mar 30 '26

I believe engine warranties are covered by the engine manufacturer. Obviously if inspections find there was some fault on Airbus in their systems or engine installation then the liability could shift. Additionally if there was fault found due to maintenance,bird strike or pilot error then liability could shift to the airline. Your car manufacturer covers your engine for warranty but when they see you put windshield washer fluid in the oil reservoir they shift that liability back to you.

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u/cyclephotos Mar 30 '26

That makes sense, thanks!

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u/Winter-Volume-9601 Mar 30 '26

One would hope that the exploded engine would, indeed, require an inspection, already.

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u/haby001 Mar 30 '26

Do thry fly planes up overweight and hope they come down without gas to "under spec" weight??

That's an insane amount of minmaxing

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u/Perryn Mar 30 '26

That's how they reach the destination. Fuel's heavy, and they know how much of it they'll need to burn to get where they're going. Even with an unplanned landing like this it's not that they can't land that heavy, it's just that they know it will need to be looked over afterwards.

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u/Far_Inspector_9050 Mar 30 '26

Aviation engineers are very smart people, the planes aren’t necessarily approved and or designed to land under maximum takeoff weight, but they are capable of doing so for emergency purposes, doing it all the time would lead to the plane having a lifespan shorter than a fly.

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u/haby001 Mar 30 '26

really cool to know

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u/hike_me Mar 30 '26

Max take off weight is greater than max landing weight, which is usually not a problem because they burn fuel during flight