Originally Posted by
eckhard
[QUOTE.this can happen anywhere but is particularly likely at crap airports.
I believe Luton had a similar problem several years ago with block paving being thrown up and damaging the tailplane of a departing jet.
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Early 90's a Monarch 733, departing to MAH. The crew only found out when they did their walkaround at destination that the leading edge of the tailplane was battered and had blocks lodged in it. Thing with block paving - once one block is liberated, the rest will quickly follow. Luton had just block paved their turning circle.
That’s the one!