From memory (i.e. it was a looonnnggg time ago) the AE scrape had one of the company B757's damaged to the extent that the fuselage was ripped open, the flightdeck floor was buckled to an extent that the flightdeck door could not be opened, and one member of the cabin crew also sustained a reasonably serious back injury.
The aircraft was subsequently parked on the apron at FNC for more than a few weeks, much to the chagrin of the airport authorities as it occupied valuable parking space.
During this time a team of Boeing engineers fixed-up the a/c so that it could be flown off the island for heavy maintenance.
As Symbian said above, and as was said by many of the AE crews at the time, 'there but for......'