Fowl feathers have been discovered within the engine of a South Korean passenger jet that crashed, killing 179 individuals.
Jeju Air 7C2216, a Boeing 737-800 jet, was flying from the Thai capital of Bangkok to Muan, South Korea, on 29 December when it crash-landed, skidding off the runway right into a wall and exploding into flames.
Of the 175 passengers and 6 crew members on board, solely two crew survived and had been pulled from the wreckage.
Park Sang-woo, South Korea’s transport minister, plans to resign, saying: “I feel heavy responsibility for this disaster.”
He added he would attempt to discover the suitable time to resign after addressing the present state of affairs.
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Park Sang-woo, pictured in March final 12 months. File pic: Reuters
Lead investigator Lee Seung-yeol stated feathers had been present in one of many engines recovered from the crash scene.
He added that video footage confirmed there was a chicken strike on one of many engines.
Police are additionally investigating how the airfield wall the airplane hit was constructed.
Final week officers raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan Worldwide Airport.
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South Korean troopers work close to the wreckage. Pic: AP
On Monday, two investigators left for the US to get better and analyse a flight knowledge recorder which was broken throughout the crash.
The system, and a cockpit voice recorder, are the 2 black containers that include key details about the crash.
Mr Lee stated it might take three days to extract the info and one other two to conduct a preliminary evaluation.
Whereas authorities beforehand stated they suspected a chicken strike could have performed a task within the crash, it has not but been confirmed why the touchdown gear wasn’t deployed, or what led to the crash touchdown.
