Investigators from Malaysia and France have met to coordinate the investigation of a Boeing 777 flaperon that was found on the island of Reunion - a piece of aircraft that very well may be the first physical clue to shed some light on the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370.
The flaperon has been transported to France for analysis, as covered by this HNGN article, where it will be intensively examined and tested by aviation experts and investigators. The discovery of the washed-up plane part has rekindled hopes for solving the mystery of the aircraft's disappearance
team of Malaysian aviation experts arrived at the Palais de Justice in Paris on Monday in order to meet with a French judge, a group of experts, as well as authorities who are in charge of the investigation, according to Sky News.
Though the group was due to release a statement after the meeting, the Malaysian team left without leaving any comment to waiting journalists
flaperon is currently being examined in a military facility that specializes in the analysis and examination of aircraft crashes, located in France's southwestern city of Toulouse. Results from the analysis are expected tomorrow, reports The Standard.
Pierre Bascary, former director of tests at France's General Directorate for Armaments, states that the flaperon will be examined with an electron microscope that can magnify up to 10,000 times to try to understand how the aircraft part was initially damaged.
Hans-Georg Herbig, a geology expert, states that the barnacles that were encrusted into the flaperon may provide very vital clues.
"If the barnacles are found to be from the Lepas family, we can then say with certainty that the accident took place in cold maritime areas to the south-west of Australia," he said.
