Hull loss......no way !
Those of you who think that this is a hull loss are very wide of the mark as it looks to me as if this is quite a simple repair.
The 6 to 8 weeks quoted above seems reasonable but largely depends not on the structural repair but what has to be removed and refitted to get access to the area.
My fear is that Boeing are going to revert to metalcentric repair techniques and end up with a heavy & draggy patch and bolt repair rather than a much neater and lighter composite technique repair that will only increase the structural weight by a small amount and not result in the modification of the external profile of the aircraft
Last edited by A and C; 13th July 2013 at 09:47.