Ken, my thoughts are that based on what Oakape says here;
The only way I could see well enough under the pod to identify damage was to get on my hands & knees. And I had to do it on both sides of the engine to cover the area completely.
and the fact that I am quite diligent when inspecting under each engine on my walk arounds yet doubt that I could see a scratch between the latches, that it is very likely that pilots won't pick this up on walk arounds.
I agree that that should not be the case, but believe it is the case at the moment.
I don't have to get onto my knees to check the latches but do get right down on my haunches as low as possible and can identify all the latches from that position.I haven't done a walk around since this thread started but like Oakape will be paying special attention to whether or not I can see the entire surface.