Yes the defence shields did make a bit of a grinding noise as I bravely wrestled with the controls of the stricken jet as it plummeted earthwards just missing that primary school on finals! We had to put some WD40 on them before we got airborne again and covered the bullet holes with speed tape :-)
Actually she seemed like quite a nice girl and smelled a lot more pleasant than the rest of the flight deck crew(not difficult)!