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The airplane that was forcibly removed from an aircraft in some form or fashion. we talked before about this component is made of composite, carbon technology. and so its not surprising that we found something like this. >> reporter: this is buoyant? >> this is going to be more buoyant versus some of the other parts on the airplane or original components like this that would have been made out of an aluminum or metal alloy. its not surprising that we found it but its significant, comparing to th...

Powerful way. >> reporter: theres significant force that pulled that off. >> not only up there but in the back section of the component as well. normally it has this smooth edge. if you look at the picture, the component they found, that was forcibly removed as well. >> reporter: is is it odd to you that the area that it was found or that this specific item off the plane was found? this has to be buoyant. >> its made of mostly composite material. previously this would have been a metal or alumin...