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Panic breaks out on board a #DeltaAirlines Airbus en route to Atlanta after an engine failure with visible fire. Flight crew return to São Paulo.

This was a fire in the left engine of a Delta A330-300 twin-engine jet aircraft shortly after takeoff from São Paulo (DL104, approximately 288 passengers on board.

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Because the right engine was fully operational, the danger to the aircraft was minimal: A330s are certified to fly and land safely on one engine, and pilots train for this repeatedly isolating the failed engine, using onboard fire extinguishers, and returning to airport safely.