On December 30th, according to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as the "Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism") announced at a press conference on the Wu An aircraft accident at the Sejong Building of the central government that it will conduct special inspections on all crashed Boeing aircraft of the same model (737-800).
According to reports, on the 29th local time, the Jeju Air plane that crashed lost control and collided with the concrete azimuth facility (heading beacon), which includes the concrete base and upper positioning antenna, before crashing into the exterior wall. Eventually, the aircraft was cut in half, causing a tragedy. There are doubts that this design may violate regulations.
A major plane crash occurred at Woan International Airport in Jeollanam do, South Korea on the 29th, resulting in 179 deaths and 2 rescues. The picture shows the scene of accident rescue.
Zhu Zhonghuan, the head of the Aviation Policy Office of the Ministry of Land and Infrastructure in South Korea, stated that there are azimuth facilities located about 251 meters from the end of the runway at Wu'an Airport, and the azimuth facilities at Lishui Airport and Cheongju Airport also use concrete protruding structures. Azimuth facilities are positioning antenna facilities that assist aircraft in entering the runway. Zhu Zhonghuan pointed out that azimuth facilities must comply with the installation regulations, and investigations are being conducted into whether there are restrictions on materials and their relevance to the accident.
According to the report, on that day, the Ministry of Land and Resources planned to send the two "black boxes" (cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder) recovered the previous day to the Jinpu Airport Test and Analysis Center to confirm whether they could be analyzed. It is reported that the National Transportation Safety Board of the United States is involved in the accident investigation and is in talks with aircraft manufacturer Boeing and engine manufacturer CFM International.
In addition, the Ministry of Land and Resources will conduct special inspections on all Boeing 737-800 aircraft of the same model that have crashed in China, which are mostly used by domestic low-cost airlines. Among them, Jeju Airlines has the most, with 39 aircraft. Next are DeWei Airlines (27 aircraft), Zhen Airlines (19 aircraft), Yista Airlines (10 aircraft), Incheon Airlines (4 aircraft), and Korean Air (2 aircraft).