Evidence seems to point at hi-jack by one or both pilots, who then crashed the aircraft deliberately (Ed.)
Plane Part Found Off Tanzania From MH370
A large flap section found on the island of Pemba, off
the coast of Tanzania, belongs to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the Australian
Transport Safety Bureau said Thursday. The announcement by ATSB, which is
leading the search for the Flight MH370, comes as the search for the missing
plane is set to be suspended in December.
ATSB released photos of the
flap section and explained why they believe the debris piece was from the
outboard flap of a Boeing 777, the same aircraft as Flight MH370. Over the last
few months, several debris pieces have been found, with some being linked to the
missing jet. However, there is still no evidence as to what happened to the
place which disappeared from radar on March 8, 2014, with 239 people on board
while on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
"On arrival at the ATSB,
several part numbers were immediately located on the debris that confirmed the
preliminary identification. This was consistent with the physical appearance,
dimensions and construction of the part," ATSB wrote. "All of the identification
stamps had a second "OL" number, in addition to the Boeing part number, that
were unique identifiers relating to part construction. The Italian part
manufacturer recovered build records for the numbers located on the part and
confirmed that all of the numbers related to the same serial number outboard
flap that was shipped to Boeing as line number 404. Aircraft line number 404 was
delivered to Malaysian Airlines and registered as 9M-MRO."
The ATSB
announced last month that replicas they have made of a flaperon found last year
in the French-controlled Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean will be used to
determine how the debris, affected by the wind and the currents,
drift.
Several conspiracy theories have surfaced over the plane's
disappearance, with some allegations against the plane's captain Zaharie Ahmad
Shah.
Over the weekend, reports surfaced that a debris piece found in
Madagascar hinted at a fire on board the jet.
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