Time Capsule Failing Backup Part Way Through

My TC is constantly failing backup part way through but only when I'm backing up my MBP. It finishes fine when backing up my iMac. The solution proposed in the error message, to repair backup disk via Disk Utility, doesn't work as the Airport/TC doesn't appear on Disk Utility.
I can see the TC via Airport Utility and it all looks to be working fine. I have a external HD attached to the Airport and can access that fine.
Any ideas as it's now a while since I've been able to back up.
Thanks

The solution proposed in the error message, to repair backup disk via Disk Utility, doesn't work as the Airport/TC doesn't appear on Disk Utility.
Unfortunately, the error message leaves out some details, things like the fact that you have drag the sparsebundle file containing your backups into the Disk Utility window to repair them. More info from the great Pondini is here:
http://pondini.org/TM/A5b.html
If you run Repair Disk several times and problem continues, the only real option at that point is to erase the Time Capsule disk and start over again with backups.

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/iMAC-MAC-Apple-Airport-G3-G4-G5-OS-X-USB-WIRELESS-CAR D-/290538112833?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a56bc741
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