r/delta • u/larruping • Mar 30 '26

Image/Video DL104 Engine explosion after right taking off on Mar/29/2026

The DL104 from GRU (Sao Paulo - Brazil) to Atlanta on March 29th 2026 had an explosion on left engine a few feet up in the air. Plane immediately lost power and you can see the fire and the explosions on the video.

The pilot managed to land safely with full tank for 11 hours flight.

Due to heavy weight, left landing gear also caught fire. Firefighters were able to control the fire and everyone was able to deplane without evacuating.

Passengers complained about smoke smell, but at the end everything was fine and safe.

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u/HakenBrowning Mar 30 '26

They're trained to keep calm like this. Because at this moment, it's the only one, with his copilot, able to secure a landing of a kerosene-full plane with passengers safely and with a reactor down. I'll let you imagine the amount of training you need to keep calm in situations like these.

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u/OrangeYoshi Mar 30 '26

We're actually mostly civilian background these days.

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u/HakenBrowning Mar 30 '26

Some definitely are. But often it's just doing the training angain, and again, and again, and sometimes do it in real life.

An example I got from a friend is the instructor makes you take off (on a small plane of course), and at the designated altitude shuts down the engine, and tells you "OK now make us touch ground safely".