Hello,
my Maker-friend asked me to help him out with this issue and so I did back in September 2015 already!
The documentation just became available now, please take a look at:
The replaced transistor did the job for him, it worked. My personal challenge was rather in looking a bit more at the details (Schematics, Transistors, etc.) but despite the protective diode which is already there, there is not so much I could think of.
If you have questions, please ask or use iFixit functions to reply/ask, etc. would appreciate if the guide is helpful to you.
If you can't or are scared of doing it yourself, I offer you the replacement as a service, but it certainly comes with a 1-2 week turnaround of shipping etc.
Kind regards and good luck with the mainboard,
LS