Terrifying moments aboard Delta flight after engine catches fire

A FIERY DEBRIS RAINING DOWN DURING A DRAMATIC EMERGENCY. DRAMATIC EMERGENCY LANDING. HERE'S MORGAN CHESKY. LANDING. HERE'S MORGAN CHESKY WITH SOME OF THE. HERE'S MORGAN CHESKY WITH SOME OF THE VIDEO. WITH SOME OF THE VIDEO. >> Reporter: VIDEO. >> Reporter: TERRIFYING. >> Reporter: TETERRIFYING MOMENTSONTSBOARD. MOMENTSONTSBOARD DELTA FLIGHT 104. INSIDE THE PLANE, YOYOU. DELTA FLIGHT 104. INSIDE THE PLANE, YOU CAN HEAR PASSENGNGERS'. INSIDE THE PLANE, YOU CAN HEAR PASSENGERS' FEAR. CAN HEAR PASSENGERERS' FEAR. AFTER A FIREBALL. FEAR. AFTER A FIREBABALL ENGULFED A JET ENGINE. AFTER A FIREBALL ENGULFED A JET ENGINE JUST SECONDS AFTER. ENGULFED A JET ENGINE JUST SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF. JUST SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ATLANTA-BOUND. TAKEOFF. THE ATLANTA-BOBOUND AIRBUS 330 DEPARTING. THE ATLANTA-BOUND AIRBUS 330 DEPARTING FROM SAOAO PAULO, AIRBUS 330 DEPARTING FROM SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, WITH 14 CREW. FROM SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, WITH 14 CREW AND 272 PASSENGERS. BRAZIL, WITH 14 CREW AND 272 PASSENGERS ONBOARD.

AND 272 PASSENGERSRS ONBOARD. >> 104, MAYDAY, ONBOARD. >> 104, MAYDAY, MAYDAY. >> 104, MAYDAY, MAMAYDAY. >> Reporter: THIS. >> Reporter: THIS VIDEO APPEARING TO SHSHOW SPARKS BEFORE. VIDEO APPEARING TO SHOW SPARKS BEFORERE FIERY STREAKS. SHOW SPARKS BEFORERE FIERY STREAKS BILLOWING OUT OF THE. BILLOWING OUT OF THE PLANE'S LEFT ENGINE. JOHN COX IS AN NBC. PLANE'S LEFT ENGINE. JOHN COX IS AN NBC NEWS AVIATION. JOHN COX IS AN NBC NEWS AVIATION ANALYST. NEWS AVIATION ANALALYST. IN THAT FIRST 60. IN THAT FIRST 60 SECONDS WHEN THE ENGINE S STARTS. ENGINE STARTS THROWING FLAMES AND YOU HAVE THAT INITIAL. THROWING FLAMES AND YOU HAVE THAT INITIAL MAYDAY, WHAT IS THE. YOU HAVE THAT INITIAL MAYDAY, WHAT IS THE PILOT'S PRIORIRITY? MAYDAY, WHAT IS THE PILOT'S S PRIORITY? >> FIRST AND. PILOT'T'S PRIORITY? >> FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE PILOT. >> FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE PILOT PRIORITY IS TO. FOREMOST, THTHE PILOT PRIORITY IS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF. PRIORITY IS TO MAINTATAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPORT IS CLIMBING NORMALLY AND. THE AIRPORT IS CLIMBING NORMALLY Y AND YOU CAN SEE THE AIR. CLIMBING NORMALLY ANAND YOU CAN SEE THE AIR FLOW DISTORTION BEGIN. YOU CACAN SEE THE AIR FLOW DISTORTION BEGIN BECAUSE YOU SEE THOSE.

BECAUSE YOU SEE THOSE FIREBALLS COME OUT THTHE BACK END. FIREBALLS COME OUT THE BACKCK END. THAT SAYS AIR FLOW. THE BACK END. THAT SAYS AIR FLOW DISTORTION. THAT SAYS AIR FLOW DISTORTION. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, DISTORTION. >> Reporter: TONIGHTHT, DELTA SAYING THE. DELTA SAYING THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT SOON. FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE AIAIRPORT SOON AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRPORT SOON AFTER TAKEOFF FOLLOWINING A. AFTER TAKEOFF FOLLOWING A MECHANICAL ISSUE W WITH. FOLLOWING A MECHANICAL ISSUEUE WITH THE LEFT ENGINE, MECHANICAL ISSUE WITITH THE LEFT ENGINE, ADDING IT LANDED. ADDING IT LANDED SAFELY.. WE'RE ALSO LEARNING. WE'RE ALSO LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE DEADLY COLLISION ININ NEW YORK. COLLISION IN NEW YORK LAST WEEK BETWEEN AN AIR CANADA JET AND A. LAST WEEK BETWEEN AN AIR CANADA JET AND A FIRE TRUCK. AIR CANADA JET AND A FIRE TRUCK. THE FAMILY OF FLIGHT. FIRE TRUCK. THE FAMILY OF FLIGHT ATTENDANT POSTING. THE FAMILY OF FLIGHT ATTENDANT POSTING G THIS PHOTO FROM THE. ATTENDANT POSTING THIS PHOTO FROM THE E HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL. SHE IS NOW RECOVERING AFTER SHE WAS S EJECTED. SHE IS NOW RECOVERINING AFTER SHE WAS EJECTED MORE THAN 300 FEET. AFTER SHE WAWAS EJECTED MORE THAN 300 FEET FROM THE WRECKAGE.

FROM THE WRECKAGE. AND TONIGHT, WITH THE CAUSE OF THAT ENGINE. AND TONIGHT, WITH THE CAUSE OF THAT ENGINE FAILURE STILL UNDER.