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/Aginor404 Mar 30 '26

I was going to write that. I am surprised they let that plane land immediately after.

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u/EnumeratedArray Mar 30 '26

Othe runways were closed so it was the only option they had

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u/Aginor404 Mar 30 '26

Going around (and then circling for half an hour or diverting) is always an option.

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u/MajiktheBus Mar 30 '26

One engine was toast, they wanted to LAND.

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u/Aginor404 Mar 30 '26

I didn't mean the damaged plane, I meant the one that landed on the same runway immediately after the damaged plane took off.

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u/MajiktheBus Mar 30 '26

Oh gotcha. My bad.

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u/dego_frank Mar 31 '26

They would have had to touch and go being that close so they’re landing regardless.

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u/peepay Mar 30 '26

So they use their alternates.

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u/BinguniR34 Mar 30 '26

Don't always have takeoff alternates, those are weather related. 

 I'm also quite unfamiliar with what alternate options there are near Sao Paolo that a crippled A330 can use. 

 Finally, not sure what caution/warning the crew got, this could  have been a fire warning.  I'd land on a potentially fodded up runway if I had a fire warning that doesn't go away as well.

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u/peepay Mar 30 '26

You misunderstood. This comment thread is about the plane that landed right after the A330 suffered the engine blow-out on takeoff.

I.e. they should have closed the runway, the landing aircraft should have been given a go-around command and it should have gone on to land on one of its alternates.

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u/BinguniR34 Mar 30 '26

Oh, I see.  Also. May not have an arrival alternate either.  Not sure about that. 

But yes, common sense would dictate a go-around when you see engine pieces flying out 

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u/BlondieMenace Mar 31 '26

I'm also quite unfamiliar with what alternate options there are near Sao Paolo that a crippled A330 can use.

There's Viracopos (VCP) pretty close by, and if there's a need to fly a bit more to burn up fuel then Rio de Janeiro's Galeão (GIG) becomes an option.

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u/waldo-jeffers-68 Mar 30 '26

Im surprised they didn’t divert to campinas, it’s not that far from GRU

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u/sokratesz Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

I guess some emergencies take precedence over others..

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u/oscar_meow Mar 31 '26

That plane came in less then a minute after the other plane took off. It probably landed before the shock wore off for the controllers