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Old 28th May 2019, 20:22
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capngrog
 
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I agree that the damage looks pretty high up on the side of the fuselage to have been caused by Foreign Object Damage from the runway surface. It appears that the photo of the damage is of the left side aft fuselage area, with the left wing root fairing appearing in the lower left side of the photograph. At first, I thought that the damage photo showed the forward right side of the fuselage, but, had that been the case, the bottom sill of the R-2 door would be visible just below the fuselage waterline striping. It looks like repairs (paint removal, surface grinding etc.) have already been started. A repair to a puncture of the outer skin, depending on its location relative to fuselage stringers, rings etc., could be quite complicated (expensive). It would be nice to see a photo of the condition of the runway surface.

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Grog
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