Jin Air flight from Japan to Korea canceled due to B737-800 aircraft issue

A flight of Korean low-cost carrier Jin Air from Japan to Korea was grounded Tuesday due to a mechanical issue with the aircraft, according to industry sources Thursday. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft of Jin Air flight LJ350 from Japan's Kitakyushu Airport to Incheon International Airport was found with a problem in the horizontal stabilizer during a pre-flight inspection at 9:30 a.m. Jin Air, a subsidiary of domestic industry leader Korean Air, determined that the issue required a component replacement. The airline subsequently canceled the flight, and all 87 passengers disembarked. They were later transferred to a subsequent scheduled flight, which departed at 2 p.m. The flight was of the same B737-800 model as Jeju Air's doomed 7C2216 flight, which crashed in Korea on Dec. 29, claiming the lives of 179 passengers.<br/>