According to an initial investigation released on Monday, bird wings and bloodshed were found in both engines of Jeju Air Plane, crashed in December. Boeing 737–800 was flying from Thailand to Mun from South Korea on 29 December when it crashed and exploded in the fireball after a concrete barrier was slammed into a concrete barrier.
It was the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil, killing 179 out of 181 passengers and crew.
South Korean and American investigators are still investigating the cause of the disaster, with a bird strike, faulty landing gear and runway barrier between potential issues.
The report stated that both engines recovered from the accident site were inspected, and the bird bloodshed and wings were “found on each”.
“Pilots identified a group of birds while going to runway 01, and a security camera shot HL8088, coming close to a group of birds during a go-off,” the report states that the report said That the registration number of Jeju Jet is mentioned.
It was not specified whether the engines stopped working in the leading moments for the accident.
DNA analysis identified backcle teels, wings and blood coming from migrant ducks, flying to Korea in winter from its reproductive field in Siberia.
The Air Traffic Control Tower approved the jet to land, advised the pilots to take precautions against possible bird attacks at 8:58 am, the report said. Just a minute later, both voice and data recording system stopped working.
Second after the recording system failed, the pilots declared Mayde due to a bird strike and attempted a stomach landing.
The Jeju aircraft exploded in the flames, when it collided with a solid embankment during its landing, questioning why there was that type of barricade at the end of the runway.
Last week, officials said they would change such concrete obstacles at nationwide airports with “broken structures”.
According to the report, the captain had more than 6,800 flight hours, while the first officer had 1,650 hours. Both were killed in accidents, alive by only two flight attendants.
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