# NTSB ENG26WA025: Airbus A330-323, N813NW, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 30, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: March 30, 2026, 02:49 local (02:49 UTC)
- Place: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 291 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA, BEA, Airbus, Delta Air Lines, ALPA, Pratt and Whitney
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG26WA025
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202725/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26WA025

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N813NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N813NW), registered now, S/N 0799 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330-323
- Registry model: [Airbus A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (registry code 3940030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0799
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Delta Air Lines Inc
- Registered owner: Delta Air Lines Inc

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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