MH370: Part number on plane wreckage confirms debris is from Boeing 777, Malaysian official says

[Little Tich]

Source: ABC News Australia

A part number on a piece of aircraft wreckage found in the Indian Ocean confirms the object is from a Boeing 777, a Malaysian transport official has said.

"From the part number, it is confirmed that it is from a Boeing 777 aircraft. This information is from MAS (Malaysia Airlines). They have informed me," deputy transport minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said.

The wing component found on the small French island of La Reunion, east of Madagascar, bears the part number 657 BB, according to photos of the debris.

The two-metre-long piece of wreckage, known as a flaperon, was found by people cleaning up a beach on La Reunion on Wednesday.

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-31/malaysia-mh370-search-official-confirms-debris-from-boeing-777/6664696

[darkangel218]

1. Wow, so we have a confirmation.

[ladywnch]

3. this still isn't confirmation that it came from MH370.

they knew the day they found it that it came from a 777. there still is no confirmation that it is from MH370. and the serial number (not the part number) has been corroded and degraded. they might be able to raise it once it gets to the labs in France. Probably is from MH370, but it was just shipped out today so we'll have to wait and see yet.

[darkangel218]

4. Well, how many other 777 crashed in the area?

I'm pretty certain this is from the MH370.

[SeattleVet]

5. MH370 is the ONLY 777 unaccounted for.

Seems to be a pretty good indicator.

[Agschmid]

2. Kick.

[davidpdx]

6. I'm glad they are finally starting to find pieces of the plane

It puts to rest at least some of the CS theories.

On the news they were talking about the ocean currents and how it is possible that the plane did crash in the area near Australia, but that it was not a hard impact and that the plane may have broken up after impact. As for the passengers, if something happened during the flight they could have been unconscious before the plane hit the water. Still lots of answers to be found.