Well, I was quite shocked at the time taken for the repairs.
I have seen double Cabin Door Formers replaced quicker - a specialised job that required new drawings and specially made Formers.
I can only assume that someone had slowed down this repair process for economic purposes?
At a commercial MRO this type of repair (baggage trucks through skins) could have been conducted within a few months - subject to Hangar floor load availability.
So what was the delay?
An ex-431MU Rigga