NYPD
OP NOTE:(looks like the gear took some of an elevator cable w/ it to me)
Pieces of landing gear believed to be from one of the commercial airliners destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, was discovered wedged between two buildings in lower Manhattan.
A 5-foot-long chunk of airplane debris found near the World Trade Center site is believed to be a piece of landing gear from one of the planes that hit the towers more than 11 years ago, NBC 4 New York first reported.
The part bears a "Boeing" stamp, followed by a series of numbers.
NYPD said the landing gear was found after surveyors hired by the property owner inspecting the rear of 51 Park Place called police on Wednesday. (See a map on NBCNewYork.com.)
Police spokesman Paul Browne said the NYPD has secured the location "as it would a crime scene," and investigators are photographing the scene and restricting access until the medical examiner completes a health and safety evaluation.
NYPD
The narrow alley in lower Manhattan where debris that might be pieces of landing gear from one of the commercial airliners destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001 was found.
Officials said the soil below the piece of debris could also be searched for remains.
Police officials say the part could be difficult to remove, and may require demolition work that would destroy the two surrounding buildings. Officials are expected to be back at the scene on Monday to see if it can be removed.
On Sept. 11, American Airlines flight 11 hit the north tower at 8:46 a.m., and United flight 175 hit the south tower at 9:03 a.m.
The rubble from the 9/11 attack was cleared from the 16-acre site by the spring of 2002. Other debris, including human remains, has been found scattered outside the site, including on a rooftop and in a manhole, in years since.
A Boeing representative declined comment.
NBC New York
The name Boeing and a serial number is visible on a piece of the debris.
Treat it as a crime scene???...u morons never bothered to do that the day it happened, you let Guilliani and criminals cart away tons and tons of evidence that very day, & now your going to guard this tiny piece of a military plane w/ diligent force right????.....pretty much cements the idea you pricks and Israel did this... u hippocritical pricks need to be fired, impeached, resign..ALL OF YA...
NOW...Can we match these numbers up to a military plane finally???.... or is Boeing on the pay-off list too???