Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Orders 5 Airlines to Conduct 'Door Structure Inspections' on Boeing Aircraft

Instructions to Focus on Checking Door Defects and Other Issues for Aircraft from the Same Manufacturer as the Accident Aircraft

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it has sent an official letter to domestic airlines instructing them to inspect the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

This measure follows an incident in the United States where a hole was punctured in the fuselage of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft during flight, forcing an emergency landing.

According to the Ministry on the 7th, although no domestic airlines currently operate the Boeing 737 MAX 9 model involved in the incident, a total of 14 MAX 8 aircraft produced by the same manufacturer are in operation: 5 by Korean Air, 4 by Eastar Jet, 2 each by T'way Air and Jeju Air, and 1 by Jin Air.

Accordingly, the Ministry instructed these airlines on the same day to inspect the MAX 8 aircraft, with particular focus on checking for structural defects in the doors and verifying whether the doors are properly attached to the fuselage.

It is reported that the hole in the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft involved in the recent incident occurred as a part that is sometimes blocked or used as a door detached from the aircraft.

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