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Old 7th Apr 2004, 14:03
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Better question is how do you fix the delam from the bird strike. You can't stick the whole plane in an autoclave.

This worries me on both the A380 and the 7E7. How does a mechanic accomplish a tap test on a suspected delam out on the ramp with all that noise?

This is sure to cause huge dispatch problems for both airplanes.

Southwest Airlines spent 25 Million dollars to design and certify aluminum replacements for the composite nacelle doors on their 737s because of the dispatch problems related with damaged nacelle doors. You also had to remove the engine to get the nacelle in the autoclave.

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