Adam Air Flight 172 refers to an accident suffered by a Boeing 737-300 , when it landed in Surabaya at the end of a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Soekarno – Hatta International Airport to Juanda Airport . On 21 February 2007 , the plane bent on landing , with the fuselage cracking in the middle of the passenger section . All six of Adam Air 's remaining 737s were immediately grounded , and five of them were back in regular service later that year . This incident caused further concerns regarding the safety of flights operated by Adam Air , which had received much criticism after the 1 January 2007 crash of Flight 574
Flight 574
Adam Air Flight 574
Adam Air Flight 172