Wings on the two engines of Jeju Air’s Boeing that crashed at the end of December in Muan, were found during the investigation into the causes of the accident South Korea’s media, broadcast the new evidence that wings were found in the engines, suggesting that the collision with a bird caused the aircraft’s very dead drop. CORVERSE On 29 December 2024, Boeing 737-800 of Jeju Air with 181 passengers coming from Bangkok landed with the belly at Muan Airport to crash into a wall at the end of the runway. Only two crew members survived this worst air disaster in South Korea. Experts from South Korea and the US, including Boeing people, conduct the investigations. CORVERSE Prior to the accident, the pilot sent a distress call for bird collision and then canceled his first landing attempt. During the second attempt, the wheels didn’t come out for landing. The head of the investigation had stated last week to reporters that “triggers were found in one of the engines, however stressing the fact that collision with a bird does not immediately cause engine damage. “We need to see if this hit both engines. It is certain that one engine collided with a bird,” he said. An additional difficulty comes from the fact that the aircraft’s black boxes stopped recordings four minutes before the crash. The Muan airport will remain closed until 19 January, the South Korean Ministry of Transport announced.
South Korea: Bird caused multiple fatal aircraft crash – Found wings in Boeing engines
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