Originally Posted by
phlwookie
I haven't seen much in the way of reports on the condition of the structure of the plane. Presumably it'll undergo some thorough checks in Japan, but has anyone heard of whether the airframe took damage beyond its contents?
It will take some time, whether they do a preliminary inspection in Japan and send it elsewhere, or perform the testing locally. X-ray, Magnaflux, MPI, ultrasound, whatever they use they will have to be thorough.
I wonder if an incident like this could trigger an early C check at HAECO? How many hours the airframe had toward C check already?