A Jeju Air flight from Seoul was pressured to return mid-flight Monday resulting from a touchdown gear difficulty, the airline reported, only a day after South Korea’s deadliest aircraft crash.
The Boeing 737-800 concerned within the newest incident was the identical mannequin because the Jeju Air aircraft that crashed on Sunday killing 179 individuals after coming down with out its touchdown gear engaged.
Jeju Air Flight 7C101, which departed Seoul’s Gimpo International Airport for Jeju island “at around 6:37 a.m., returned to Gimpo at 7:25 a.m.” after a touchdown gear difficulty was detected shortly after takeoff, the South Korean airline mentioned.
“Shortly after takeoff, a signal indicating a landing gear issue was detected on the aircraft’s monitoring system,” Song Kyung-hoon, head of the administration assist workplace at Jeju Air, informed a news convention.
“At 6:57 a.m., the captain communicated with ground control and after taking additional measures, the landing gear returned to normal operation. However, the decision was made to return to the airport for a thorough inspection of the aircraft.”
Local media reported that 21 passengers selected to not board an alternate flight to Jeju, citing considerations over security and different causes.
Jeju Air’s 41-plane fleet contains 39 Boeing 737-800 plane.
Seoul mentioned Monday it might conduct a particular inspection of all 101 Boeing 737-800 planes in operation within the nation, with U.S. investigators, presumably together with from aircraft producer Boeing, becoming a member of the probe into the crash.
“We are reviewing plans to conduct a special inspection on B737-800 aircraft,” mentioned Joo Jong-wan, head of the aviation coverage bureau on the South Korean transport ministry.
Joo added that the federal government plans to “implement rigorous aviation safety inspections in response to the (landing gear) incidents.”
In Sunday’s crash at Muan, the Boeing 737-800 carrying 181 individuals from Thailand to South Korea made a mayday name and belly-landed earlier than crashing right into a barrier and bursting into flames.
Everyone on board Jeju Air Flight 2216 was killed, save two flight attendants pulled from the wreckage.
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