Delta A333 at Sao Paulo on Mar 29th 2026, engine failure starts fire on ground

Last Update: April 10, 2026 / 18:51:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 29, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-104

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N813NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N813NW performing flight DL-104 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 272 passengers and 14 crew, was climbing out of Guarulhos' runway 10L when the left hand engine (PW4168) emitted a series of bangs, streaks of flames, sparks and debris, tower advised of fire in their wing. Debris ejected from the engine started a brush fire within the airport perimeter (see at 04:42 minutes into the ground observer video below). The aircraft stopped the climb at about 4500 feet MSL and returned to Guarulhos for a safe landing on runway 10L about 11 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The airline reported a mechanical problem with the left engine.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Guarulhos about 15 hours after landing back.

Brazil's CENIPA have opened an investigation.

On Apr 10th 2026 CENIPA reported a fire broke out in the #1 engine after takeoff from runway 10L, the aircraft returned to Guarulhos and was towed off the runway. There were no injuries, the damage to the aircraft is being assessed, the occurrence was rated a serious incident.

Ground observer video (Video: Golf Oscar Romeo):


Passengere View (Video: Viral Aviation)
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N813NW
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 29, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-104

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Atlanta, United States

Aircraft Registration
N813NW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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