Reuters on January 17 quoted a source saying that investigators found feathers and blood in both engines of the Korean Jeju Air plane, not just one engine as previously announced.
Jeju Air plane wreckage at the crash scene
A Boeing 737-800 carrying 181 people from Bangkok (Thailand) to Muan (South Korea) on December 29, 2024 encountered an accident and had to land on its belly. The plane hit a mound at the end of the runway and exploded, killing 179 people. Two flight attendants sitting in the tail of the plane survived.
About four minutes before the crash, a pilot reported a bird strike and declared an emergency. The plane was unable to land on its first attempt and had to circle and land on the opposite side of the runway.
Two minutes before the emergency call, air traffic control urged pilots to use caution due to flocks of birds in the area.
Investigators said this month they had found bird feathers in one engine of the ill-fated Jeju Air plane. They said video footage showed birds flying into one engine, but Reuters reported that both engines had feathers and blood.
South Korea's transport ministry has not commented on the Reuters report. Both black boxes on the plane stopped working about four minutes before the crash, making it more difficult to determine the cause.
Birds hitting both engines are rare in global aviation. In 2009, a passenger plane encountered a similar situation in New York (USA) but landed successfully in the Hudson River without any fatalities. A similar rare case occurred in Russia in 2019 when the plane landed in a cornfield.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/reuters-co-long-chim-va-mau-trong-ca-hai-dong-co-may-bay-jeju-air-185250117151519834.htm
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