Jeju Air: Bird feathers found in engines of crashed South Korean jet

According to authorities, they have found proof of a bird attack on a rider plane that crashed in South Korea in December and caused the deaths of 179 individuals.

According to a preliminary research report released on Monday, the birds and body stains on both engines of the Jeju Air planes were caused by the Baikal purple, a species of migrant bird that files in big flocks.

The animal hit and a concrete structure at the end of the airport, which the planes crashed into, will now be the focus of the investigation into the fall, which is the deadliest on North Korean ground.

According to the report, the Boeing 737-800’s machines may be torn over and the concrete structure will be further examined.

The Jeju Air aircraft took off from Bangkok on December 29 in the morning and was headed for Muan International Airport in the south-west of the nation.

At about 08: 57 native time, three days after aircraft made contact with the airport, the control tower advised the team to be careful of “bird action”.

The captain reported that the aircraft had struck a bird at 08:59 and issued a call signal.

The captain therefore requested permission to make an emergency landing from the opposite direction, and during this time it belly-landed without the landing gear in place. According to the report, it overran the airport and exploded after crashing into the material structure.

Authorities earlier said that flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the plane stopped recording about four minutes before the disaster.

Specialists who had flown the exact type of aircraft involved in the accident have even questioned the existence of concrete barriers along the airport, some claiming that the victim burden would have been lower if they had not been there.

The material composition holds a tracking system that assists airplane flights, known as a localiser.

According to South Korea’s transportation ministry, this system can be found at various airports in the nation and even abroad.

Last week, authorities announced that they will change the concrete barriers used for navigation at seven airports across the country. Seven airports will also have their runway safety areas adapted following a review.

The initial report has been sent to the aerospace company of the United Nations and to the governments of the United States, France, and Thailand.