Created Tuesday, Feb 25th 2025 16:06Z, last updated Tuesday, Feb 25th 2025 16:06Z
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.
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