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Old 07-08-2015, 07:33 AM   #1180
Moby Vic
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Default Re: Malaysian Airways Flight 370

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Originally Posted by iCat View Post
So why is it seeming a problem identifying the part as being from a particular plane? Why so long, and no real explanation for the delay? Surely the manufacturer should know their aircraft?
Not every part is numbered by the particular aircraft, just as not every part of your car has the VIN on it.

A 777 flaperon is a 777 flaperon just as an intake manifold is an intake manifold.
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