Passengers screamed 'turn around' as flames shot from Delta jet engine moments after takeoff

Passengers screamed and pleaded to "turn around" arsenic flames changeable from an motor of a Delta Air Lines craft moments aft takeoff, forcing the formation bound for Atlanta to marque a accelerated instrumentality to São Paulo, Brazil. 

Delta Flight 104, an Airbus A330-300 carrying 272 passengers and 14 crew, had conscionable departed São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport connected Sunday erstwhile a mechanical occupation struck its near engine, the hose confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Videos recorded by passengers amusement sparks and bursts of occurrence coming from the engine, lighting up the nighttime entity arsenic the craft gained altitude.

"Turn around!" passengers tin beryllium heard shouting.

Delta Flight 104 bound for Atlanta turned backmost to São Paulo aft motor flames prompted passengers to scream. All 286 aboard landed safely. (Aline Correa de Araujo via Storyful)

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Pilots declared an emergency, unopen down the affected motor and circled backmost to the airport, landing safely soon aft departure.

Airport Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) teams were lasting by connected the runway and video showed unit spraying down the aircraft. 

Delta Flight 104 made an exigency instrumentality to São Paulo aft flames erupted from an motor mid-climb. All 286 passengers and unit landed safely with nary injuries. (Aline Correa de Araujo via Storyful)

Video from wrong the compartment shows passengers erupting into cheers and applause, immoderate shouting successful alleviation aft the craft came to a stop.

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No injuries were reported. Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Federal Aviation Administration for further information. 

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 takes disconnected from Amsterdam Airport (AMS) successful the Netherlands. Delta is 1 of the 3 large American bequest carriers with its office successful Atlanta. (iStock)

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Delta said the formation returned "following an denotation of a mechanical contented with the aircraft's near engine" and that the unit followed established procedures.

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Passengers were taken backmost to the terminal and aboriginal rebooked.

"The information of our customers and unit is our highest priority. We apologize to our customers for this hold successful their travels," the hose said successful a connection to Fox News Digital.

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