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TimelineConfirmed10 May 2016 00:00 UTCDebris 2015–2017

Left outboard aft flap confirmed

10 May 2016 · Mauritius

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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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