Just one day after the fatal crash of Jeju Air flight 7C2216 at Muan International Airport, a second Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 has reported experiencing landing gear issues in Gimpo, Seoul.
Local news source Korean JoongAng Daily reported that Jeju Air flight 7C101, operated by a similar Boeing 737-800 reported a landing gear malfunction on Monday 30 December.
Jeju Air Flight 7C101 Gimpo-Jeju City
Jeju Air flight 7C101 had conducted a departure from Gimpo International Airport (GMP), Seoul on Monday morning. The flight was to be a scheduled service to Jeju City.
According to Korea JoongAng Daily, flight crew reported experiencing a problem with the aircraft’s landing gear. The problem was reported shortly after the flight’s departure from Gimpo.
The climb procedure was subsequently terminated and the decision was made to make a precautionary return to Gimpo International Airport.
Flight crew did not declare a formal emergency and the direct return was made under normal operating procedures. The aircraft landed at the origin airport without further incident.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that flight 7C101 had made an on-time departure out of Gimpo, Seoul at 0644 local time on Monday 30 December.
After takeoff, flight crew discontinued the climb at 5000 feet. A direct return to the origin airport was then carried out from that altitude.
The aircraft conducting the 7C101 service to Jeju International Airport (CJU) was a Boeing 737-800, registered HL8090. This is a 15.5-year-old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the carrier Jeju Air. It has been in operational service with the airline since March 2017.
Following the incident, the airline mustered a replacement aircraft to complete the scheduled service to Jeju International Airport.
Prior to its current service it was operated by Ryanair since its initial delivery from the factory in July 2009.
The incident at Gimpo, Seoul comes just one day after the fatal crash of Jeju Air flight 7C2216, which was returning from Bangkok to Muan International Airport.
The accident investigation of the flight 7C2216 crash currently centres around a possible malfunction of the aircraft’s landing gear systems following a birdstrike on approach.
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