China News Service, February 23. According to Korea Broadcasting International (KBS), after the accident of the engine fan blade falling off on a Boeing 777 aircraft on United Airlines flight on February 20, South Korea has decided to temporarily suspend flights of this type of domestic aircraft. All aircraft.
South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said on the 23rd that it had notified Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and Jin Air to ground the Boeing 777 aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines.
According to the survey, there are currently 29 Boeing 777 aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines in Korea.
Among them, Korean Air has 16 aircraft, Asiana Airlines and Jin Air have 9 aircraft and 4 aircraft respectively.
According to previous reports, after a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 passenger plane took off from Denver International Airport, the capital of Colorado, on the 20th, the right engine shell of the plane broke off and burst into flames.
In response, Boeing issued a statement on the 21st, suggesting that some Boeing 777 passenger aircraft operations should be suspended.