Since July, the growing list of reported troubles aboard the planes include a fuel leak, an oil leak, two cracked engines, a damaged cockpit window and a battery problem.

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Two lorries had a window and cab damaged, while the windscreen of an ambulance was cracked and a car's side window was damaged.

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Asphalt shingles ( the most common roofing material in the U.S.) can become loose, cracked, be blown off by the wind or be damaged by hail.

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