piece of wing flap found on Mauritius in May is confirmed to be part of MH370
Wing part found on Mauritius confirmed to be part of MH370
Oct 7, 2016
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- A piece of an aircraft wing found on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has been identified as belonging to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Malaysian and Australian officials said Friday.
The piece of wing flap was found in May and subsequently analyzed by experts at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which is heading up the search for the plane in a remote stretch of ocean off Australia's west coast.
Investigators used a part number found on the debris to link it to the missing Boeing 777, the agency said in a statement.
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai also confirmed the identification.