Violation of Localizer Installation Criteria...Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Holds Answers

[Anchor]
The localizer problem at Muan Airport, which is one of the major causes of the damage of the plane disaster, is growing.

Contrary to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's explanation that there was no problem with the installation regulations, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport changed its position to withhold answers as it was strongly pointed out that it did not meet the installation manual standards.

I'm connecting with a reporter to find out. Reporter Kim Ki-bong!Controversy over alleged violations of

localizer installation criteria, how is it going?

[Reporter]
The controversy over the local riser facility has continued since the accident, with the Department of Land, Infrastructure and Transport turning to the future, avoiding immediate answers to all relevant questions at the last briefing this afternoon.

In response to criticism that the installation of local risers at Muan Airport violated regulations, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stepped back, saying it would check more related regulations,
This is a change from the position until this morning when there was no problem with the
installation regulations.

Until this morning, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that "all equipment or installations that are on the airport site and considered obstacles should be mounted on fragile pedestals," citing detailed guidelines of the Airport Facilities Act, but localizers, which are facilities outside the runway end-safe zone, did not apply.

However, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's manual on the protection of navigation safety facilities stipulates that in the case of a precise access runway, the runway end-to-end safety zone should be extended to the point where the localizer is installed.

In addition, when determining the length of the runway end safety zone, consideration should be given to cover sufficient cases of landing or passing before the runway,
The position was changed when it was revealed that the runway end safety zone should be extended to the facility because the
localizer is usually the first obstacle.

Originally, the antenna of the localizer should be the same as the runway, but in the case of Muan Airport, the ground is inclined downward after the runway is over, and it is analyzed that a two-meter high concrete hill was built when it suddenly tried to level it 250 meters away without sufficient cover soil.

If it is concluded that there is a problem with the installation of localizers at Muan Airport, the airport designer will also be directly responsible.

[Anchor]
Yes, how is the black box investigation going to reveal the details of the accident?

[Reporter]
Yes, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that first of the two black boxes, the voice recorder began extracting information.

Since the voice recorder records all communications in the last two hours, it is expected that much of the process will be revealed by the device's investigation alone.

Another device, the flight recorder, said it was considering whether it could extract information because the connector was lost.

It is not yet known when it will be confirmed whether the flight recorder can extract information.

Separately, 11 domestic accident investigators and eight U.S. joint investigators are investigating the accident site, but no additional news has been reported from the site yet.

I'm Kim Ki Bong of YTN.