SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirms signs of a bird strike in the plane’s engines, although officials have yet to determine the cause of the crash. What has not led to the deaths? All but two of the 181 people on board were on board..
A preliminary accident report released Monday by South Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board said feathers and bird blood stains were found on both engines.
“The samples were sent to specialized organizations for DNA analysis, and a domestic organization identified them as Baikal teal,” the report said, referring to the migratory duck.
The report also said that two of the aircraft Black boxes – the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder – stopped recording about 4 minutes before the crash. This can complicate efforts to find the cause of the accident.
gave Boeing 737-800 On December 29, the Moan International Airport skidded after its landing gear failed to deploy, crashed into a concrete structure and burst into flames. The flight was returning from Bangkok. Victims Apart from two Thai nationals, they were from South Korea.
Many analysts said the concrete structure, which houses a set of antennas known as localizers that guide the aircraft during landing, should have been made of lighter materials that would collapse more easily after impact. could break from South Korea’s transport ministry announced last week that it will remove the concrete structure at the airport.
Investigators previously said air traffic controllers warned pilots of possible bird strikes two minutes before the plane issued a distress signal confirming a bird strike. Confirmation was received, after which the pilots attempted an emergency landing.
Initial reports said the pilots also saw a group of birds approaching the runway at Moan Airport and that a security camera filmed the plane as the birds approached.
Authorities will take apart the engines, thoroughly examine their components, analyze black box and air traffic control data, and investigate embankments, localizers and evidence of bird strikes, the report said. .
“All these investigative activities are aimed at accurately determining the cause of the accident,” the report said.
A preliminary report has been sent to the International Civil Aviation Organization, Thailand, the United States and France, the transport ministry said. It said the plane was built in America and had engines in France.
It said the Moan airport will remain closed till April 18.
