A day after a South Korean Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 burst into flames during an emergency landing due to a landing gear problem, a second Jeju Air plane of the same type reported a landing gear problem and returned safely to its departure airport. .
The first plane, Jeju Air flight 7C-2216, reported The bird collided on approach to Muan International Airport, southwest of Seoul, on Sunday morning. For reasons that are not yet clear, the plane was unable to deploy its landing gear and attempted a “belly landing” with disastrous results. The plane skidded along the runway before crashing into a concrete wall, causing a huge fire and killing all but two of the 181 people on board.
The second incident on Monday involved an early morning flight departing from Gimpo International Airport on the western edge of Seoul.
Jeju Air Flight 7C-101 reported a landing gear failure shortly after takeoff and immediately returned to Gimpo. The Boeing 737-800 landed safely and most of the passengers were transferred to another aircraft, resulting in a total delay of approximately two hours. Local media reported that 21 of the passengers refused to board the new jet due to concerns about flight safety.
A Jeju Air official said, “Immediately after takeoff, the aircraft's monitoring system detected a signal indicating an abnormality in the landing gear.'' said on monday.
Monday's flight destination is Jeju IslandIt is the largest island in South Korea and a popular tourist destination from which the airline takes its name. The island is large enough to have its own international airport, and boasts the world's largest water park and Korea's highest peak.
Jeju Air operates 41 aircraft, 39 of which are the same Boeing 737-800 involved in Sunday's crash and Monday's landing gear warning. The Korean Ministry of Transport said On Monday, the company said it does not believe it will be necessary to ground any Boeing planes, but all planes will undergo an urgent and thorough safety inspection.
Boeing's technical team was dispatched to South Korea. assist Because Sunday's crash involved a US-made aircraft, inspectors from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also participated in the safety inspection.
Records from the plane that crashed Sunday show it was built 15 years ago at a Boeing factory in Renton, Washington. The twin-engine jetliner was operated by Irish low-cost airline Ryanair from 2009 to 2016, before being acquired by Jeju Air in 2017.
The Boeing 737-800 is one of them. most popular aircraft We boast an excellent safety record around the world. Approximately 4,400 of these aircraft are currently in service around the world, most of which are approximately the same model year as the aircraft on Flight 7C-2216.
