thanks for that no-hoper. These directives make it
technically
possible for that flaperon to be from a different B777. But I think that Occam's razor would make it awfully unlikely for it to be from a different B777 that just happened to be flying over the Indian Ocean in the same general time frame. If such an in-flight event did happen one would guess there would be lot of documentation about it, not the least of which would be an order to replace such a part from said airline to Boeing or to an "after-market" supplier.
I do think that it is important to keep ones confirmation bias in check and be thorough in the workup of this flaperon. One would presume that this is exactly what the French are doing.
