llgames168 Another Jeju Air jet experienced landing-gear issue, returned

2025-01-04 12:32

Airplanes are parked on the tarmac at Gimpo domestic airport in Seoul on September 2, 2020. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse

SEOUL – A Jeju Air flight that took off in South Korea on Monday has returned to the airport of departure due to the same landing gear issue that was found in a deadly crash involving a separate aircraft of the same model the previous day, according to industry sources.

Jeju Air Flight 7C101, which departed from Gimpo International Airport for Jeju at 6:37 a.m., detected an issue with its landing gear shortly after takeoff.

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The airline informed the 161 passengers about the mechanical defect caused by the landing gear issue and subsequently returned the flight to Gimpo at 7:25 a.m.

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Jeju Air plans to resume operations after switching to a replacement aircraft.

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Landing gear is an essential device directly related to flight safety, ensuring safe takeoffs and landings while mitigating impact during emergency landings.

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In Sunday’s Jeju Air crash that claimed 179 lives in the southwestern county of Muan, it is believed that all three landing gears had failed to operate properly.

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READ: What we know about Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea 

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The aircraft involved in the return flight was a Boeing B737-800, the same model as the one involved in the disaster the previous day. Jeju Air operates 39 of this model out of its fleet of 41 aircraft.

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