Power adapter stick stuck in logic board

hello,
recently, I unplugged my power adapter from my powerbook and the "stick" of the power cord got stuck the the power adapter port.
I have AppleCare, sent it out on dispatch, and was informed that it is considered "accidental damage" and that I must pay for the replacement of the ENTIRE logic board.
has this happened to anyone before? I know that accidental damage is to cover common accidents, but I don't think unplugging my power adapter qualifies as an accident.
I'm not a happy camper about this one...
thanks!
powerbook g4 Mac OS X (10.4)

I was browsing the boards looking for a suggestion for a replacement for the power brick adapter for my daughter's G4 1.5Mhz Powerbook and I passed by your post.
This exact thing happenned to my daughter's machine in May of 2005 - about 9 months after we purchased it. We also had AppleCare on the machine. I took it to the local Apple Store here in Atlanta and it was sent in under warranty for repair.
In the symptoms field of the Problem Description/Diagnosis section the tech at the genius bar wrote the following: "Power adapter is stuck in the DC-in board. Unit will power on. When on the power adapter is not recognized and sleep LED remains solid while unit is awake. It does pulse when unit is asleep."
Under "Identify components you believe failed" the tech wrote DC-in board and power adapter.
In our case the "stick" was stuck but we could not remove the cord. Couldn't tell from your post if the "stick" broke off your powercord. It wouldn't surprise me given how weak the cord is at this stress point. We did not want to try pulling hard to get the "stick" out. Noone at the Apple Store could get it out either. Sounds like you had a similar problem.

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