Originally Posted by
zazenzach
hey geniuses, aluminum rarely cracks and/or bends before failure.
it often fails catastrophically without any visual signs discernible to the human eye.
with a dent like that, its integrity is gonna be impaired and just looking at it every so often for cracks is not a legitimate safety precaution.
/facepalm
You should probably tell the airline industry about this. If I recall correctly, they have maintenance programs that identify cracks and track their growth before repairing or replacing the affected parts.