The crew of a Delta Boeing 757 had to abort a takeoff at John Wayne International Airport in Santa Ana, California, when the right engine failed and caught fire on Tuesday. The aircraft had just started its takeoff roll when something let go in the engine. They were going about 40 knots when they hit the brakes. Reports said the passengers were “deplaned,” but it’s not clear if the slides were used. The fire was put out quickly by firefighters.
Delta confirmed the mishap, calling it an “engine maintenance issue.” The flight to Atlanta was fully booked with 172 passengers onboard. Passengers reported a loud boom before flame shot from the back of the engine and black smoke poured from the wing. The runway was closed until the plane could be towed away.
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It’s not often to finish a sim event early, but over the years, if we had some extra time, we would go off book and practice aborts in the low speed regime. The last demo for me was a 80kt engine failure which required full opposite rudder, to the floor and asymmetric reverse to keep it on the pavement.
Kudos to the crew!
Yep. It was a spectacular “non-event”. It will be interesting to see what went wrong with that engine; it was really “rolling coal”.
There was a previous video from the same camera or nearby that depicted the actual “Pop” from the failure. The pilots reacted very quickly to stop the takeoff. Kudos.
Sorry for the inconvenience for the 172 stranded folks.
“Right engine” ??? You must mean the “Number Two” engine Rusty !
John Wayne airport? Bet an arrow caused it.