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So-called flaperon on this boeing triple 7. were joined by the senior vice president of universal asset management a man that knows a lot about triple 7s, michael kenney. >> the flaperon itself is located right in between these two larger components. its a combination of a flap and an alaron. >> reporter: do the pilots control that? >> its mostly computer system inside the aircraft itself. setting it again, to maximize either one of those flight characteristics characteristics. >> reporter: take...

Number which through maintenance records you can tie directly to the aircraft. beyond that youre going to look for anything unusual, especially damage how this component could have been damaged. >> reporter: we were talking yesterday a lot about this data plate. we dont see that here in this debris that washed up on reunion island. >> theres part numbers you could find inside the unit. this is a component made up of several panels. that could lead to some better connections. >> reporter: what do...

>> we brought one down for a closer look. this would be on a 777. this is a data plate. where could this plate have gone? >> this is held on by adhesive. if it sat if a substance of water, it could wear away. >> reporter: you saw something that stood out to you about the damage. what is this on this side of the flaperon? >> the component is held on to the aircraft by two actuators or linkages. on the pictures from reunion, both of the links have been removed. the mounting points have been forcib...

Wampbed up on reunion isle lond. >> this ax which youly came from a triple seven. and this plate right here is a data plate. its identification that comes only any component and tells you part number and sere yal flum beryl for that skpoent. you could see the data plate is mizing. >> and we saw some serial numbers on this? what will that help with? >> this is a whole assembly. so, inside this component, is theres a lot of serial numbers.

This is the data plate. every part would have a data plate identifying part number and serial number that tells you this is this type of component. >> reporter: as we see in the debris that washed up on reunion island theres nothing here. what are investigators having to go off now to tie this mac to mh370. >> investigators using footage like this and tieing it to drawings components schematics. in this case the part itself to see is it the same component that we think we have found over there? ...

What is it? >> that piece right there. >> reporter: that 6 1/2 foot piece? >> thats right. it combines the aleron and flaps themselves. >> reporter: so it controls the landing? >> yes. it extends away from the aircraft and gives pilot more control over the aircraft at takeoff and landing. >> we have one in front of us to give us detail of what the investigators at reunion island are working with. how would they be able to tie this specific flaperon back to the one on the plane that is missing? >...

Identify it by a data plate. >> reporter: on the image youre showing here this is the debris here and it seems to be missing from that portion. is that right? >> yeah. we have a foet teaphoto here and the data plate is gone. >> reporter: what about the damage? tell us what that could signify. what does that mean? theres a lot of theories. the damage that youre noticing on this flaperon what does that tell you? >> again, back to the picture, if you look at the damage here in the left-hand corner ...

Across the team a new burst of energy. >> french investigators are working to identify this beespiece, and then to begin the process of looking at the flow charts to see if they can backtrack and find the rest of the plane. theyll also look at the sea life on the wreckage to see if that provides clues as to the journey the piece might have taken. >> tom, thank you very much. i want to bring in aviation attorney daniel rosen, former ntsb greg fife. thank you both for being with me. greg lets star...

In austin, texas. gret feith joins me. an faa spokesman said there was so much damage to the wreckage of the plane, it was hard to identify. how do ntsb investigators go in and attribute to this investigation of how this crash went down. >> one of the first things they will do is examine the accident site itself, look at the wreckage. there are some signs on the airplane, a data plate. they can confirm the aircraft serial number, run it against records. they will look at the airplane to see how ...