US official: Debris from same type of plane as MH370

bostonherald.com ^ | Wednesday, March 02, 2016 | Associated Press

[BenLurkin]

Photos of the debris discovered over the weekend appear to show the fixed leading edge of the right-hand tail section of a Boeing 777, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly. MH-370, which disappeared two years ago with 239 people aboard, is the only known missing 777.

People who have handled the part, called a horizontal stabilizer, say it appears to be made of fiberglass composite on the outside, with aluminum honeycombing on the inside, the official said. The part is being transported to Malaysia.

Malaysian transport minister Liow Tiong Lai also confirmed in tweets about the discovery that it appears the debris may come from the missing plane.

"Based on early reports, high possibility debris found in Mozambique belongs to a B777," Liow said in a series of tweets.

[soycd]

Somewhere not too far away is the islamo scum that likely brought the plane down swimming with the fishes.

[C210N]

With this new evidence, hopefully the cause can be determined.

[BenLurkin]

What is that?

[Timpanagos1]

Pilot locking himself on the flight deck and crashing an airliner.

The unintended consequence of fortifying cockpit doors after 9/11.

[UCANSEE2]

What is that?

The piece they shouldn't have stepped on ?

[vette6387]

“MH-370, which disappeared two years ago with 239 people aboard, is the only known missing 777.”
Don’t you just love this!!! No 777 has ever gone missing except MH370 and yet these parts “are from a 777, so the MAY be from the downed fllight!” What the hell do they think Boeing does, go around the world salting the oceans with 777 part fragments?

[BenLurkin]

[Roger Kaputnik]

Am curious to know, aside from flight MH370, how many other 777’s have crashed into the ocean and left unidentified debris floating around?

[BenLurkin]

You've been spoofed.

[tophat9000]

Likely from top of wing.. common to area to have “no step” warning markings for ground crews servicing the aircraft

[UCANSEE2]

I knew the footprints were fake. Saw it earlier on a similar thread. It was a good joke, eh ?

Even so, it still says NO STEP on it.

[varyouga]

Well, there is a small chance damaged or defective 777 parts can end up in some junkyard around the world and get blown out to sea by a flood/storm.

According to officials, the piece found on Reunion Island 100% matched the serial number of MH370

[C210N]

Yep, I was kind-a trying to be a funny guy, and photoshopped footprints near the “NO STEP” to suggest why the a/c went down.

Unfortunately, the “footsteps” I used looks more like an official marking rather than some lunkhead that might have walked where he should not have.

[vette6387]

“Well, there is a small chance damaged or defective 777 parts can end up in some junkyard around the world and get blown out to sea by a flood/storm.”

Man, that’s like Rolls Royce parts being found in a junkyard in AZ!

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[Vendome]

[Vendome]

Hang Ten???

[C210N]

That’s the ticket!

Photoshopping one of those on today’s “NO STEP” debris, though, is way WAY beyond my limited ‘shop skillset.