THIS is the shocking moment a jet engine erupts into flames just moments after take-off as passengers fear for their lives.

A Delta plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Brazil late Sunday after an apparent engine glitch sent flames and sparks shooting from the packed jet.

Video footage of the flight taking off shows loud bangs and several large flashes sparking on the plane's left side.

A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta was forced to return to a Brazilian airport after a mechanical issue caused an ...

Scary moments unfolded after a fire erupted from the engine of an Atlanta-bound Delta flight. This happened on Sunday just ...

On the night of last Sunday, passengers on a flight of the American airline Delta experienced moments of genuine terror at the São Paulo International Airport, Brazil. An Airbus 330 plane, bound for ...

This is the terrifying moment a Delta Air Lines engine burst into flames just seconds after departing Guarulhos Airport in ...

A Delta A330-300 returned safely to São Paulo after its left engine failed and caught fire shortly after takeoff on a flight ...

A Delta plane was forced to return to Sao Paulo airport after it suffered a problem with its left engine shortly after ...

A Delta flight from Brazil to Atlanta made an emergency landing after a mechanical issue with its left engine.

Terrifying video footage showed scorched material from the packed plane falling to the ground and sparking a fire near the runway, with emergency crews racing to the scene to tackle the blaze ...

SAO PAULO, March 30 (Reuters) - A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta returned to the airport in Sao Paulo shortly after takeoff on Sunday night due to a mechanical issue with the aircraft's left ...