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Old 15th Jan 2024, 01:01
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Oro-o
 
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Originally Posted by BigJETS
Not only are the guides damaged, but both skins at top corner rib structure, appear separated; as if the bottom of the plug let go, pivoting on the upper guides and prying against top of opening until the top guides finally broke out. Perhaps due to both lower hinge guide fittings separated from plug the instant vertical motion clears 12 stops, but before top guides released. ?….
I was just about to ask about that. I had marked up the photo to highlight it. It would not have happened on impact in soft water-logged ground; it had to have been pre-existing or during separation.



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