Jin B738 at Busan on Feb 25th 2025, engine trouble

Last Update: February 25, 2025 / 16:06:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 25, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jin Air

Flight number
LJ-371

Destination
Okinawa, Japan

Aircraft Registration
HL8242

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Jin Air Boeing 737-800, registration HL8242 performing flight LJ-371 from Busan (South Korea) to Okinawa (Japan) with 183 people on board, was climbing out of Busan's runway 36R when the left hand engine (CFM56) emitted a series of loud bangs and streaks of flames prompting the crew to stop the climb at 4000 feet, entered a hold to burn off fuel and returned to Busan for a safe landing on runway 36L about 75 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration HL8224 reached Okinawa with a delay of about 3.5 hours.

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

Date of incident
Feb 25, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jin Air

Flight number
LJ-371

Destination
Okinawa, Japan

Aircraft Registration
HL8242

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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