Originally Posted by
The Oberon
The bespoke nature of the airframe was a problem on the AEW3 when individual transition pieces had to be made to suite the standard radome. There were still a few of us boring old f****s around who mentioned this when a new wing was planned, completely ignored.
I can vouch for that as I was a Liney on the AEW and none of the #4 Engine Doors would close without a load of "Wiggling & Percussion Adjustment"
The doors themselves were all mixed up on them when the 11 were taken out of service for modification..