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Originally Posted by cockerpunk
and we are saying that no, they can't.
everything is serialized, and can be cross checked with maintenance and install records.
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Sure they could, serialized components on aircraft are major or significant components, and I can think of very few that would float...all of the debris that these people are looking for are the soft goods from the aircraft such as seat cushions, passenger luggage and bits and pieces of trim etc. light enough to float.
Far from every part of an aircraft is serialized. And then you make the assumption that figuring out if that serial number is related to that aircraft is easy, far from it. True Boeing knows what it left the factory with, but after that you are piecing througt the records of the aircraft operators ( I don't know if this aircraft was delivered to Malaysian directly from Boeing) to see what has been changed. Human nature being what it is, the older the aircraft the more difficult the task.
Having said that, I cannot understand why every body is seeking some sort of sinister answer to what occured. There is not enough info out there to say this was intentional or anything else, better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt as the saying goes lol.