Jeju B738 at Seoul on Dec 30th 2024, landing gear problem on departure

Last Update: December 30, 2024 / 12:45:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 30, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jeju Air

Flight number
7C-101

Aircraft Registration
HL8090

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, registration HL8090 performing flight 7C-101 from Seoul Gimpo to Jeju Island (South Korea) with 161 people on board, was climbing out of Gimpo's runway 14L when the crew levelled off at 5000 feet and decided to return to Gimpo Airport due to a problem with the landing gear. The aircraft landed safely on runway 14R about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration HL8051 reached Jeju Island with a delay of about 2 hours.

The airline stated that the crew received indication of a possible landing gear problem, however, the landing gear functioned normally. The aircraft is being examined.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Seoul about 15 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 30, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jeju Air

Flight number
7C-101

Aircraft Registration
HL8090

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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