"Flood damage is very difficult to asses and i'm no Engineer. I can tell you that the Transponder, the Radio's, the Flydat, and all the instruments are not working except the Fuel Guage - (Go figure!).
The Frame will need close examination as will the flying controls and most of the control cables will need replacing.'
The issue is that a tough decission will have to be made regarding the cost of the work requierd to be carried out on the aircraft in order to re-certify her fit for flight. If I assess that to be too high, the project will stop'.
It will take another week to have a clear picture."
Well, there's the damage assessment from Barry.
Anyone with a bit of engineering know how like to comment?
I realise the GE engineer will be on the case and obviously likely to want to be a bit cagey about it all, but it would be nice if some one could give us a speculative assessment here. (Preferably a little more than a simple "Bollixed"!).
Just in case, a replacement is being flown out from Billund;
