The engine of a Delta Air Lines flight appeared to burst into flames shortly after the plane took off from California earlier this week. On Friday, July 18, Delta flight 446 departed the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and then "safely landed" back on the runway around 2:10 p.

A Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta made an emergency return to LAX on July 18 after an engine fire forced the pilots to declare an emergency shortly after takeoff. Flight 446 had just departed Los Angeles International Airport when the crew detected signs of a fire in the left