Overview

• Investigators found that pilots shut down the less-damaged left engine 19 seconds after the bird strike, according to the unreleased July 19 update.
• The right engine emitted flames and black smoke despite maintaining enough output to sustain flight.
• Both engines contained duck remains and experienced disruptive surges after the bird strike, complicating the emergency landing.
• Victims’ families are withholding the July 19 report until they receive complete data to prevent premature fault assignment.
• South Korea’s transport ministry plans to replace rigid runway-adjacent concrete and steel structures at Muan and six other airports with breakaway materials under new safety reforms.