South Korea’s Jeju Air crash investigation finds duck DNA in both jet engines that caught fire in Seoul

Seoul, South Korea – Last month’s first report Jeju Airlines crashed in South Korea The authorities, however, confirmed that there were bird strikes in the plane’s engines They did not determine the cause. The crash killed all but two of the 181 people on board. A preliminary accident report released yesterday by the South Korean Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board revealed that feathers and bird blood stains were found on both engines.

“The samples were sent to specialized organizations for DNA testing, and a local organization identified them as members of the Baikal Tails,” the report said, referring to the migratory duck.

The report also said the plane’s two black boxes – the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder – stopped recording four minutes before the crash. This can complicate efforts to find the cause of the accident.

A Boeing 737-800 took off from Muan International Airport on December 29 after failing to deploy its landing gear. Crushing and burning in the concrete structure. The flight was returning from Bangkok and all the dead were South Koreans except for two Thai nationals.

Many analysts say the concrete structure should have been built with lightweight materials that could easily break on impact, including a set of antennas called localizers that guide planes when they land. South Korea’s Ministry of Transport announced last week that it will remove the concrete structure at the airport.

Investigators previously said air traffic controllers alerted the pilots two minutes before the plane issued a distress signal confirming a bird strike, after which the pilots attempted an emergency landing.

The initial report said the pilots noticed a group of birds as they approached the runway at Muan Airport, and a security camera filmed the plane approaching the birds as it landed.

The report said authorities will disassemble the engines and thoroughly examine their components, examine black box and air traffic control data, and examine evidence of eclipses, environmental and bird strikes.

“These comprehensive investigative activities aim to determine the exact cause of the accident,” the report said.

The Ministry of Transport announced that the preliminary report has been sent to the International Civil Aviation Organization, Thailand, the United States and France. He also stated that the plane’s engines were made in the US and France.

Muan Airport will remain closed until April 18, he said.