Y50-70 Non-Touch - Broken Hinges Problem

Hello all,  6 Months old Lenovo Y50-70, with regular usage, and no misuse. Has the plastic covering the hinges, broken. Regular usage, such has, over the desk, on an cooling pad, daily usage of 8 hours average (Std. deviation 3 hours). Using caution and care, while packing and removing from a bag. Never holded with a single hand. Never moved with the screen lid open. This is my regular usage. Misuse such as, holding in any position or angle which can warrant damage. Or any intentional act that does warrant to damages. Or any intentional act where, I have tried to alter the hardware of the product. Any unintentional accident, due to lack of diligence, or any in the same meaning. I have done no such misue on the product. I bought this PC in the Middle East (Dubai, U.A.E.). Once I noticed the damages, I alerted the service center. They provided me with a drop-off point. I provided the laptop, and was told that I would receive a call in 3-4 working days. On the 4th working day, I recieved the call. It was a guy who called me. He told me, striaght-away that this damage is not covered under the warranty. Additionally he also said, that he would also confirm the same with this supervisor. This was a bit confusing, if it is unconfirmed then why say it is not under the warranty. Or was he just mentally preparing me that probably I might have to pay for the damages. I had read earlier on this forum, the following. "The investigation into customer reports of hinge mount failures on Y50-70 Touch laptops has concluded. If your laptop is within warranty, and has not otherwise been damaged, please contact Lenovo Service for assistance. Thank you,Amy Tupper
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Lenovo US"Link : Amy_Lenovo's original post. This is quite inconclusive, as to what I should do. The obvious decision would be to send it to the service center, but the main issue seems to be unanswered.1. Is this a defect? Either manufacturing, design, or in general. Is this defect limited to certain serials? Or batches, if any?2. If this is not a defect, how should I change my regular usage, so that it doesn't warrant such damages in the future? Just these two questions. In-case this is a defect, I can use this forum, as a reference. And which will save some effort in explaining the service center folks. So what is the verdict?

Does anyone know exactly what they do to fix this issue when you send you laptop in for repair under warranty?
The concern here is that it is repaired under warranty, but the problem will occur again after a few weeks.
Do they simple glue everything back together?
Do they loosen the screws in the hinge?
Do they replace the laptop with a new model (a newer manufacter date) that does not have this problem?

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