What is this metal plate below the door? What is this metal plate for?


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Is found on many aircraft so what is that piece of metal right there?
@Greg is correct. It is a scuff plate, to protect the fuselage from damage due to GSE (like jetbridge etc). The image below shows it.



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The image below shows an example made out of Ti from a manufacturer's site.



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