TimelineConfirmed10 May 2016 00:00 UTCDebris 2015–2017
Left outboard aft flap confirmed
10 May 2016 · Mauritius
A flap section found at Îlot Bernache, Mauritius, is identified by unique manufacturing numbers as belonging to 9M-MRO.
The left outboard aft flap section recovered in Mauritius is one of three pieces the Malaysian team lists as confirmed to 9M-MRO by unique identifiers (with the Réunion flaperon and the Tanzania right outboard flap). Confirmed trailing-edge surfaces from both wings argue against a scenario in which only a single component detached in flight far from the rest of the airframe.
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EvidenceConfirmed10 May 2016 00:00 UTC
Left outboard aft flap — Mauritius
Confirmed to 9M-MRO by unique manufacturing numbers
LocationConfirmed
Îlot Bernache, Mauritius
Confirmed left outboard aft flap · 10 May 2016
EvidenceConfirmed29 Jul 2015 00:00 UTC
Right flaperon — Réunion
Found 29 July 2015 · confirmed 3 September 2015 as 9M-MRO