Overview
- Delta Flight 104, which departed Sunday night for Atlanta, suffered a left‑engine failure seconds after liftoff and landed back in São Paulo about 10 minutes later with no injuries reported.
- Passenger and ground videos showed flames and sparks from the left engine as debris fell to the airfield, with local reports noting a small brush fire near the runway.
- Delta said the Airbus A330‑300 was met by airport fire crews, and 272 passengers and 14 crew were taken by bus to the terminal after the flight was canceled.
- Investigations are under way by Brazil’s CENIPA and the U.S. FAA, with Pratt & Whitney supporting, and no cause has been identified as the aircraft remains out of service and customers are rebooked.
- The jet is an A330‑300 registered N813NW powered by PW4000‑series engines, and like all twin‑engine airliners it is designed to fly safely on one engine while crews execute trained return‑to‑land procedures.