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EvidenceProbable21 Mar 2016 00:00 UTC

Engine-cowl fragment — Mossel Bay

South Africa · March 2016 · “Roy” piece

Open in cross-ref

Rolls-Royce engine-cowling part recovered near Mossel Bay. In the debris tables at a high-likelihood class. Drift timing is one of the awkward pieces in CSIRO’s work.

An engine-cowl fragment arriving on a South African beach is part of the western-Indian-Ocean field. Independent commentators (including Wise) have noted that engine-related pieces can be awkward for simple drift from some 7th-arc latitudes because of buoyancy and timing. Classification is not as hard as the serial-confirmed flaps. File it in the swarm, not as a unique identifier.

Sources

  • Malaysian debris summary; ATSB examinations

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