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Serial number placard that is normally on the flap run is missing. it's normally attached to the flaperon by an adhesive. because it may have been in the water for 15 months that has come loose. so they may actually have to do some structural testing, take the flaperon and check to see if other serial numbers are present within the actual part itself. sometimes these parts have serial numbers in multiple locations. so they're going to be very slow, they're going to be very deliberate, and they're going to be very careful about this. in fact, when they identify it and if they identify it as fro...

Obvious? >> boeing is very good for remember, these aircraft, about every two or three fight of any metal structure on this aircraft, which even honey comb structures is identified with a part number. that part number will start with either 200 or 300 on this airplane. so it's identified, it should be very readily voufable. as mary pointed out, shoes, baggage, these other things are more indicative in a site like this. . >> and one of the big concerns there is this new area. you are still talking miles upon miles going down. we're not even looking there at this point. let's talk about the unde...

That. the horizontal and vertical stabilizer t in the back of the plane, they're about 35 feet long, and that piece doesn't jive with that. the fuselage i think is about 20 feet wide. so what we're looking a really doesn't matchup to any section, wing stabilizer of the airplane. so i'm not really sure what it is. >> can i ask you something quickly? we did get somebody on twitter who said that aircraft skins are built to flex when pressurized. this could be the fuselage folded out flat. is that a possible or no, are you saying no? >> i say no. >> okay. >> first off, fuselages expand but you're ...

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