One of the screws connecting the optical drive is a manufacturer defect

Hi, one day I decided to take a look at the back of my MacBook Pro, I discovered that one of the screws connecting the optical drive bay is dead..will apple fix this?( I have the apple care )
Thanks.

Actually I doubt they will fix it. First there is no reason for you as the user to be fooling with the screws that hold the optical drive in. That is not a User Replaceable part and voids the warranty if you remove the optical drive. Second if the optical drive works there is no reason to take any of the screws out that hold it in as that only need to be done if the optical drive fails. Once the optical drive fails and need to be replaced then Apple will deal with it at that time, whether the replcement is done under warranty or at your expense. Until that time I seriously doubt they will take the time and effort to replace one screw that doesn't cause any problems to the functioning of the computer and optical drive itself and normally can't be seen unless the bottom is taken off.
But no harm in asking.

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