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Old 7th Jan 2020, 08:20
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So nothing to worry about. The frequency of a catastrophic strike which can blow up your plane when it strikes a tricky spot, is only one in fifteen years.

In the meantime, a regular(?) strike still happens yearly on average, taking the aircraft out of business from several hours to a day for a conventional aircraft (73,74). On the A330 I believe it usually is more like a day already, wonder what it will be on the B787.
I am not a mechanic but I understand most of the time is needed to find the entry and exit spots and assess whether damage was present (usually not). This has to be done in daylight or in a hangar. Now if you have to start repairs as well, it will be a lengthy AOG.
And BTW, I guess have had around 10 strikes myself in 25+ years, the one in every 3000 hours works for me..
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