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Captain's Log 13.01.17: All quiet on the KL MH370 front...  

Probably what Malaysia secretly desire, there is not too much to report on MH370 of late...

Guess we're just marking time till the 3rd anniversary interim or final (inconclusive) report is published but in the meantime there is some general scuttlebutt from the loyal MH370 followers...

First from the Africa Daily a follow up on the latest possible piece of debris found in South Africa: 

SACAA waits for suspected Malaysian MH 370 debris

• Written by Farhana
  

Steve Onions A piece of what is likely to be part of the missing MH370 has washed up a beach in East London

Is debris found in SA from MH 370?
February 9, 2017
Snenhlanla Ndudula 

East London, South Africa: The South African Civil Aviation Authorities are working with their Malaysian counterparts to determine whether a piece of what looks like a part of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 washed up on the shores of East London two weeks after a multi- million pound search for the plane was called off, is in fact a genuine lead.

Till now, there has been no sign of any survivors of the ill fated flight which was en route to Beijing.

Pictures showing this piece suspected to belong to the MH370 were posted on the Aviation Communication, a chat site for aircraft enthusiasts by a forum member, Steve Onions, recently. 

Onions said: “This morning, a local person found some items that washed up on a beach on the Transkei coast near East London that looked like they could be from an aircraft. They sent the cell phone pics taken of these parts to one of our local aviators and the pics have been sent to our local ATC who will circulate them and notify the relevant authorities.”

Onions continues to wait for a response from the South African Civil Aviation Authority  who are working with their Malaysian counterparts on the missing debris.

Mpume Motaung, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications & Marketing of the SACAA confirmed that it was aware of the  Malaysian MH370 flight, however, the debris once received from Onions will be handed over to the Malaysian Air Accident Investigation Bureau officials for further investigation.

 "In terms of the International Civil Aviation Organizational (ICAO) obligation to South Africa, the SACAA cannot make any pronouncement on the progress of the investigation, nor make available any information relating to the Malaysian MH370 flight accident, since South Africa is not the state that is investigating the accident nor the state of the occurrence," said Motaung.
 
The find has sparked an online discussion amongs the members on the Aviation Communications website about whether it was from the missing airline and comments suggesting that the part looks like ‘part of the gear door,' 

Millions of pounds were invested on a three year search for the missing airline which went off the radar on March 8 2014 with 277 passengers and 12 crew members, while on route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur.

Pressure for the search to resume has been placed by the relatives of the missing passengers as they had hoped that numerous pieces found on the coast of Africa could help solve the puzzle and help locate the remains of their loved ones.

Three pieces of the plane were found in Nosy Boraha, on the east coast of Madagascar in June 2016, while another piece had been located on Kangroo Island, in Australia. 
The plane was recorded to be a Boeing 777. 

The part which was found in South Africa is suspected of being part of the trailing edge structure of the wing of a large commercial airline similar to a Boeing 747 or B777, aviation experts have found.

A Malayasian official from The Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) involved in the investigation of plane, Aslam Khan made contact with the forum on January 28, 2017, saying, “The photos posted of the debris indicate that it is an Aircraft component. The profile looks like a wing to body fairing or flap track fairing.”

Khan also advised on how to handle and store the debris as the AAIB would like to examine it to identify if it is from a B777 and link to the MH370.
 
In December 2016, a report issued by the Australian Government found that the authorities responsible for the search had likely been looking in the wrong section of the ocean, reported ABC News.

 
Next Victor Iannello from the IG has set up his own MH370 blog and he begins by tackling - Why We Need Data Withheld by Malaysia - & then two days ago: Singapore Radar and MH370.


MTF...P2