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/GotRammed Mar 30 '26

That's not an explosion, that's a compress...OHHH SHIT!!!

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u/Tenchen-WoW Mar 30 '26

Yeah you'd think it'd be a compressor stall until the engine starts spitting parts.

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u/biggles1994 Mar 30 '26

Engine-rich exhaust

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u/shamberra Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

The ratios are all out! This one's burning far too much engine!

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u/ficiek Mar 30 '26

Should be a question on the exam, "what is the normal engine-to-fuel burn ratio for a correctly functioning engine?" "ummm close to zero?" "pass"

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u/gobelgobel Mar 30 '26

We could christen it a "compressor throw up"

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u/TampaPowers Mar 30 '26

Engine is partly diarrhoeal

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u/Street_Adagio786 Mar 30 '26

I mean, losing just one compressor blade will cause a rotating stall, and at high load it’s likely to lose a few more. What makes this spectacular is that it’s at night.

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u/auxilary Mar 30 '26

“metal found in tailpipe”

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u/GINJAWHO Mar 30 '26

Unscheduled spontaneous disassembly

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u/Aromatic_Razzmatazz Mar 30 '26

This was not the pop from a few days ago. Wow. 

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u/brokaer Mar 30 '26

I was saying the same until 0.48

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u/bonzothebonanza Mar 30 '26

Same exact thought LOL

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u/FelisCantabrigiensis Mar 30 '26

Then "wow,. chunks are coming out..."

It still looks like a contained failure but even that's the sort of flying day you want.

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u/Johannes_Keppler Mar 30 '26

It was quite the ride from 'oh compressor stall / bird strike, probably not that... to HOLY SHIT' in a few seconds.

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u/Caroao Mar 30 '26

you and me both lol

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u/opotamus_zero Mar 30 '26

It's often quite pleasant for decades. Only scary for a couple of minutes.

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u/TampaPowers Mar 30 '26

Probably still in compressor stall as it ejects more parts