ENG26WA025

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A330-323 · Sao Paulo, Brazil · March 30, 2026

Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · Foreign
Date
March 30, 2026, 02:49 local (02:49 UTC)
Place
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Injuries
291 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N813NWAirbus A330-323
Defining event
Initial climb: Uncontained engine failure
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
FAA, BEA, Airbus, Delta Air Lines, ALPA, Pratt and Whitney
Case key
202725

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N813NW
Reported as
Airbus A330-323
Category
Airplane
Serial number
0799
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
Delta Air Lines Inc
Registered owner
Delta Air Lines Inc

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