He added that the only way to extend the flaperon, something which happens when a plane is attempting a landing, was for the pilot to engage a switch
Browsing: Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
Separately, the joint agency search co-ordination centre said the oil analysis done in the western city of Perth came up empty when the samples tested negative for aircraft oil or hydraulic fluid. The oil was collected earlier this week from a slick about 5.5km (3.4 miles) from the area where equipment picked up underwater sounds consistent with an aircraft black box
Hussein said that Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, and Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, had a telephone conversation during which they discussed the issue
Despite having no new pings to go on, crews are continuing their search Sunday for debris and any sounds that could still be emanating. They’re desperately trying to pinpoint where the Boeing 777 could be amid an enormous patch of deep ocean
Search Chief, Angus Houston, said that the first signal held for five minutes and 32 seconds and the second for about seven minutes
The missing plane is believed to be lost in the Indian ocean, claiming the lives of all 239 passengers on board, according to Malaysian authorities
The co-ordinates and images of the items, the latest to be sighted, were “of interest” but would need to be analysed, Flight-Lieutenant Russell Adams told Fairfax Media from RAAF Pearce base after returning from an 11-hour mission on Sunday night