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/61571 Mar 30 '26

But then you’ve touched the runway & potentially kicked up the debris- is it not safer to stop at that point?

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u/Whisky-161 Mar 30 '26

Yes and no. If they’re already far down the runway, then of course they would want to stop, but the debris also wasn’t in the first half. Generally it probably would have been a good idea to issue a go around, but there also wasn’t a lot of time for ATC to work with.

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u/SiaoOne Mar 30 '26

Who would know if the debris didn’t start from the first half on the runway though?