The wing flap was identified thanks to a partial number stamped on the debris
A PIECE of aircraft wing that was found washed up on the island of Mauritius has been confirmed as coming from the missing flight MH370.
The piece of debris, which was found about May 10, was examined by Australian authorities, included a part of a number to link it to the missing Boeing 777.
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai also confirmed the identification of the debris.
In a report released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau on the latest piece of identified debris, it was found the item profile was “consistent with the trailing edge of an aircraft wing”.
Investigators examined the number, finding that it corresponded with the work done on the missing plane.
Two pieces of plane debris have previously been confirmed as being from the missing jet since the plane disappeared with more than 200 people on board.
The flight, which had been travelling from Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, to Beijing, went missing on March 8, 2014, with rumours around what caused the plane to crash surfacing.
The first piece of debris confirmed to have come from the plane was found on the French island of Reunion in July 2015 while the second was found on the island of Pemba, off the coast of Tanzania.
So far, none of the debris has helped to narrow down the precise location of the plane – with it hoped that the main wreckage will shed light on what happened to cause the plane to steer off course.
The search could be suspended if more information pinpointing the plane’s location does not come to lightCredit: Aidan EllisSearch crews are now expected to finish their sweep of the 46,000 square mile search zone in the Indian Ocean by December.
But the search has been threatened by a lack of funding, with Malaysia, Australia and China saying that the hunt would be suspended unless new evidence emerged to pinpoint the aircraft’s location.
