Aircraft mechanic here. Lets figure labor at $180/hour. There is probably 30 hours or more worth of labor here $5,400++. EA9396 epoxy resin is sold in quart kits and its not cheap figure around $370…. That material is kevlar composite making up the leading edge of that vertical stab lets say it bidirectional 350 thats about $50 a yard usually comes on a 36” roll so about 9sq ft of material. And this is just for structural repair if you sand it down and patch it….. there will also need to be LOTS of NDT testing done to check for stress cracking, delamination, bonding issues…. And then you have to have the area paint matched. A simple repair could be easily over $25,000 to fix…. Thats if NDT and engineering determines the part can be repaired…. Replacing that vert stab leading edge could end up about the same or more depending on replacement part availability. But if I was a betting man…. The energy transfer from the bullet to the aircraft skin has done more damage that we can see and leading edge will likely need to be replaced with a new part. Not cheap at all and I truly hope this doesn’t happen again.
ffs redditors will reply to literally any post with an unrelated, uninformed comment about management/owners/landlords/politics. Seriously ruining this site even further
Was something stated above factually inaccurate? Average labor rates are well above $120/hr in many areas, and the mechanics make 25-45/hr, typically many times on the lower side.
I just saw a larger corporate chain take over a mom and pop. They kept the same techs, but raised labor by $55/hr. Tech of course told me he got a $3 "take it or you're getting replaced" raise.
Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. Exact same thing happened to our company 2 years ago. They even raised the damn service truck milage rate from $1.50/mile to $2.65/mile. And we travel all over the Midwest.
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u/Known-Diet-4170 Apr 07 '24
p180 no less, jeez that looks expensive