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Air Busan plane heading to Japan returns to Gimhae Airport... fuel system defect

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Air Busan Flight BX717, which departed from Gimhae Airport and was heading to Tokyo, Japan, turned back over the East Sea due to a fuel control system defect.
About 200 passengers were on board, and departure was delayed by about 6 hours and 40 minutes after the aircraft was replaced.

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Air Busan BX717, which departed from Gimhae Airport and bound for Tokyo, was diverted due to a defect during flight.

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(Busan = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Seong-je = An Air Busan passenger plane departing from Gimhae International Airport and heading to Tokyo, Japan, returned due to a problem with the fuel control system.

According to Air Busan on the 2nd, a fuel control system defect was discovered during operation on flight BX717, which departed from Gimhae Airport at around 8:20 am on this day.

The aircraft was flying over the East Sea at the time and returned to Gimhae Airport for safety.

There were about 200 passengers on the plane at the time.

After returning to the port, Air Busan changed aircraft and headed to Tokyo around 3 PM on the same day, about 6 hours and 40 minutes later than the original departure time.

An Air Busan official said, "We provided airport food and beverage coupons to passengers. This was an inevitable measure for safety, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused to passengers."

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Specific causes of fuel control system failure
The model and maintenance history of the aircraft in question

Air Busan plane heading to Japan returns to Gimhae Airport... fuel system defect

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Air Busan Flight BX717, which departed from Gimhae Airport and was heading to Tokyo, Japan, turned back over the East Sea due to a fuel control system defect.
About 200 passengers were on board, and departure was delayed by about 6 hours and 40 minutes after the aircraft was replaced.

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Why It Matters

Air Busan BX717, which departed from Gimhae Airport and bound for Tokyo, was diverted due to a defect during flight.

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According to Air Busan on the 2nd, a fuel control system defect was discovered during operation on flight BX717, which departed from Gimhae Airport at around 8:20 am on this day.

The aircraft was flying over the East Sea at the time and returned to Gimhae Airport for safety.

There were about 200 passengers on the plane at the time.

After returning to the port, Air Busan changed aircraft and headed to Tokyo around 3 PM on the same day, about 6 hours and 40 minutes later than the original departure time.

An Air Busan official said, "We provided airport food and beverage coupons to passengers. This was an inevitable measure for safety, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused to passengers."

Open Questions

Specific causes of fuel control system failure
The model and maintenance history of the aircraft in question

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