It's disappointing that they say the identification is based on vague “specific technical characteristics” instead of saying exactly what they found. I guess we'll just have to wait. Meantime, the controlled ditching theory is looking strong. Tracy Lamb, aviation safety consultant and former Boeing 737 pilot: “It looks like the flaperon was broken off by the engine pod ripping off as it was dragged through the water on the initial impact.” I favored the uncontrolled phugoid/spiral impact, based on the evidence of fuel exhaustion, and figured the lack of debris was due to the 9 day delay before they started searching off Australia, plus the vast area.