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At Orlando Airport, Florida, on Monday, one of the engines of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 caught fire. The passengers had to use the evacuation slides to exit the aircraft.
The Airbus A330-300, with registration N807NW, was being pushed back from the gate for a flight to Atlanta (Georgia) when flames were observed coming from the right Pratt & Whitney engine. Footage from the cabin and the terminal shows flames shooting several meters high above the fuselage of the aircraft. Part of the wing also caught fire.
The crew immediately decided to evacuate. All emergency slides on the left side of the Airbus were deployed, and the 282 passengers, ten cabin crew members, and two pilots gathered on the platform near the gate. Although the flames had largely been extinguished by that point, the aircraft was further checked and extinguished by the airport fire services as a precaution. Delta Air Lines later confirmed that no one was injured. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. The passengers were later flown to Atlanta on a replacement aircraft.
Emergency slides were deployed, and all passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft. No injuries have been reported.
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A spokesperson for Delta Air Lines said in a statement, "Out of an abundance of caution, the flight crew of Delta flight 1213 initiated an evacuation…
United Airlines
The incident is reminiscent of the 2021 event involving a United Airlines Boeing 777-200. At that time, a Pratt & Whitney engine also caught fire. However, this occurred shortly after takeoff from Denver, with parts falling into residential areas. Following the fire and subsequent explosion, all 777s with Pratt & Whitney engines were temporarily grounded for inspection.