Here are more initial pictures of the damage immediately after the incident:
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And here are pictures after the repair began indicating and extended area of potential skin failure.
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Edited to add, I’m no aircraft engineer but I read on another forum that this level of the fuselage is an area where the thickness of the aluminum skin is milled down to (to reduce weight?), It was noted that there is no visual evidence of corrosion and no jagged edges. There is speculation that a thickness check may indicate a variance with the specs. If so, I would bet it will precipitate further checks on other Boeing aircraft with aluminum from the same milling batch. I’m sure Boeing has the records.