List of MH17 airframe parts
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This page should contain a complete list of major MH17 airframe parts that can be identified in photographs.
The table should contain at least two colums
- Photograph for identification
- Data:
- Name as given by us. Examples: "tail", "left wingtip", "flight deck" "left side rear door",
- location on airframe
- location on ground
- notes and sources
The table should be split in two.
- undamaged parts
- Parts with shrapnel (or bullet) damage
Damaged parts
Only these sections are known to have any visible shrapnel damage.
Photo | Description |
---|---|
Left cockpit panel Location: Petropalovka Oval and irregular holes of 20-30 mm diameter, which some described as exit holes but apparently not (see here). | |
Assembled left side of the cabin, Ibtimes, October 13, 2015. | |
Angle of attack panel Location: Petropalovka Located on the left side of the cockpit, right next to to the blast hole in the area of the worst damage. | |
Pilot seat source, another photo | |
Flight deck Includes centre, and right cockpit panels and front lower fuselage. Frame of left side windscreen with bullet holes is seen at bottom of photo. | |
Cockpit center left window frame Round "machine gun" like entry holes of about 15-20 mm diameter. Part also seen on the left in this photo and at 9 seconds in this video. | |
Entry holes Location unknown. | |
Cockpit roof section Location: 8 km west of main crash site | |
Smaller cockpit roof section | |
Left side engine pod Location: Petropavlivka, 48° 8′ 8.4″ N – 38° 32′ 14.4″ E Photo: Engine lined up with cockpit windows | |
Left side engine cowling Location: Petropavlivka | |
Left engine nacelle top Location: Petropavlivka Inlet cowling piece, with RR logo: 20:35 on the video -compare with RR Trent 800 | |
Left engine fan blade Location: Petropavlivka | |
Left wingtip Scratches and tears in a straight line extending to the left side of the cockpit. Have been variously described as caused by rods from a rod warhead or bullets. | |
Left wing flap Quite high density of holes noted. Source: Novaia Gazeta, Fig.9 | |
Location uncertain.Source: Southfront, Nov. 25, 2016 |
Not collected parts
Video shows parts not collected by the Dutch, including a door with damage
Undamaged parts
Photo | Descripion |
---|---|
Right side of cockpit | |
Bulkhead Shrapnel hit fuselage behind bulkhead or flew perpendicular to the fuselage. The upper hole appeared after recovery. | |
Cockpit central window frame + lower panel Holds windshield vipers. Seen in lower part of this photo. | |
Front lower fuselage + landing gear Location: connected with flight deck | |
Forward fuselage roof | |
Right front door section (Exit R2) | |
Right rear door section (Exit R3) | |
Right tail door section (Exit R4) - should connect directly to tail section. Sits next to -ia section. | |
Left floor panel under Exit L1 | |
Left front door section (Exit L1) | |
Left front door section (Exit L2) + roof. Location: Petropolovka 'Rods' seen here and on the right here, | |
Forward left side panel Between STA529 and STA655, connects directly to Left front door section (Exit L2). | |
Left / right? fuselage side panels Fuselage above wing | |
Side panel with holes Shows secondary damage from colliding with flying debris. | |
Left center roof section | |
Roof section STA466 Extends from STA358 to STA529 – from foremost doors (R1, L1) to front part of passenger compartment | |
Front cargo bay floor | |
Front fuselage Location: "wooded area more than a kilometre away from the main crash site"[1] | |
Vertical stabilizer | |
Tailplane | |
Tail |
References
- ↑ Extraordinary’ new clue found: MH17 fuselage part with 'MACHINE-GUN TYPE OF HOLES' – Malaysia Chronicle, 25 July 2014
Sources
- MH17 hull parts – Veli-Pekka Kivimäki
- Veli-Pekka Kivimäki on Twitter
- Identifying MH17 parts: nose & flight deck (Section 41) – Veli-Pekka Kivimäki
- Map of a Tragedy: How MH17 Came Apart Over Ukraine – WSJ (List of sections + locator maps)
- MH17 approximative reconstruction by wreckages pictures (v.05, 20 pieces, traces) Unity Web Player
Wreckage displayed in Holland
- Wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 displayed in a hangar at Gilze Rijen airbase, Netherlands - Daily Mail (UK), March 3, 2015 (16 photos)
Reassembly
- MH17 plane reconstructed from fragments of wreckage recovered from crash site in Ukraine [Photos] - David Sim, IB Times, October 13, 2015