Something fell out of my Macbook Air 2012

[dhad06]

Hi all,

When changing the battery a plastic part fell out of my Macbook Air. (2012)

I have studied pictures of the mainboard online, but I can't identify the object? Can anybody id it for me? Or is it perhaps a foreign object that have come in through the venting ducts?

It's about a centimeter long.

Cheers Peter

 

[Audit13]

I have opened several Macbook air models and have never seen any plastic parts inside that look anything like the picture. All of the plastic parts I have seen are black and these parts were part of the black vents and clutch cover.

 

[dhad06]

Thanks for your reply. The part is black, but I suspect your right.

 

[Audit13]

The object looked kind grey on my screen. If the Macbook is working properly, you're probably okay to use it.