A little advice please with Airfix quality issue

[Daveb257]

Not picked up a kit for years and have just started a Airfix 1/48 Sea Harrier from eBay as out of production for a while although this is the newer style lighter grey 2012 one.
There is a hole where there shouldn’t be one, waiting in reply from Airfix as it’s obviously a moulding error

Should I try and patch it from inside with plastic card then filler just bin it of no reply from them?

Yellow tape to show it clearly

[Super Sonic]

If it's been out of production for a while they may not have spares so rou may have to filler it. Stick the plasticard on before you join the halves, leaving a bit off plasticard sticking out to overlap and stick inside the other fuselage half. I would use milliput but you may have your own favourite filler.
Is it the light or are those panel lines raised?

[Daveb257]

Cheers, yeah the lines are raised but probably not for long if I’m filling and sanding next to them !
Can’t see them anywhere near as much with naked eye