A second Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 has experienced landing gear problems, forcing it to return to Seoul's Gimpo International Airport just a day after a fatal crash involving the same aircraft type.
A second Jeju Air aircraft has been forced to turn back following landing gear issues just one day after 179 died in one of South Korea 's largest aviation disaster s. The Boeing 737 -800 - the same aircraft involved in Sunday's deadly disaster - is the second Jeju Air flight to be plagued by landing gear issues in as many days. Monday saw the aircraft's landing gear fail to engage as the flight departed Seoul's Gimpo International Airport for Jeju island.
However, the flight was forced to turn around following a landing gear issue was detected shortly after takeoff, a spokesperson for the South Korean airline said. 'Shortly after takeoff, a signal indicating a landing gear issue was detected on the aircraft's monitoring system,' Song Kyung-hoon, head of management support at Jeju Air said on Monday. 'At 6.57 am, the captain communicated with ground control, and after taking additional measures, the landing gear returned to normal operation. However, the decision was made to return to the airport for a thorough inspection of the aircraft.' Local media reported that 21 passengers chose not to board an alternate flight to Jeju, citing concerns over safety and other reasons. 'Read more: The King and Prime Minister pay condolences to 179 victims of South Korea plane crash Sunday's disaster saw two survivors pulled from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after its landing gear failed to engage The incident saw the plane slide along the runway on its undercarriage as it came into land at Muan International Airport, before colliding with a concrete wall and bursting into flames with 181 people aboard. It comes as the leader of South Korea said there'll be a review of the country's airline industry following the disaster, with officials still struggling to determine the cause of the cras
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