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A photo that appears to show an airline maintenance worker applying tape to the plane engine sent internet users into a tizzy over the weekend. "Always worrying when @easyJet are duct taping the plane together :-s #finaldestination," Adam Wood tweeted Friday, along with the picture. The photo shows a man in a bright yellow vest pulling grey tape along the seam of the left engine casing. More than 700 people had retweeted the photo as of Sunday afternoon. Someone also shared the photo on Imgur with the caption: "Ladies and gentlemen, we will depart just as soon as our mechanic finishes taping our engine back together!" The photo has racked up nearly 2 million views. In a commenting thread on Imgur, several users said the fix was perfectly normal. "That's aeronautics-grade duct tape they use to seal ducts and joints. Completely safe to fly with it on. Source: asked an aero engineer," Imgur user Isilven wrote. A Reddit user wrote a similar assessment: "Speed tape is an aluminized pressure-sensitive tape used to do minor repairs on aircraft and racing cars. It is used as a temporary repair material until a more permanent repair can be carried out." EasyJet was also quick to respond to the Tweet, assuring passengers there was nothing structurally wrong with the engine. EasyJet's official Twitter account commented on the photo: "Hi Adam, Please be reassured that the duct tape is in place as a result of some cosmetic work that is required to the aircraft paintwork. It is nothing structural and in no way compromises the safety of the aircraft." It was not immediately clear where the plane was located or when the repair occurred. ------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for an animated look at viral headlines, US news, celebrity gossip, salacious scandals, dumb criminals and much more! Subscribe now for daily news animations that will knock your socks off. Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.net Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Stay connected with us here: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/ Instagram @tomonewsus http://instagram.com/tomonewsus
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hahahaha noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!@😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒😒
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they put it there to keep in sealent in the crack between the engine cauling and leadign edge, if they didnt it would make one hell of a mess of the paintjob
its a thick aluminium strip with a strong adhesive, ne roll fo speed tape costs (in inch wid 60 foot long rolls, 30 bucks, same roll of duck tape is maybe 2 dollars -
Technically duct tape can be used to patch things up, even Astronauts use duct tape sometimes to patch up things in space.
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hell no
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no
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Journalists are desperate for news; this routine preventive maintenance is just to protect the engine cowl for any small delamination until the plane enters the maintenance hangar; so there is nothing to fear about.Media earns money with the ignorants.
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No👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿
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I would still fly on the plane don't bother me at all
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That's not duct tape, it's called speed tape. It's aluminum with an epoxy resin backing that applies like tape and cures like a piece of solid metal. It's designed to cover cracks or minimal damage or bolt holes missing their bolts to prevent further damage until a more permanent fix can be put in place. I'd rather a crew chief put speed tape over a crack than risk it freezing and expanding at 30,000 feet in the air causing the engine cowling to split open. THINK BEFORE YOU JUDGE, SHEEPLE. There's this new thing called the internet that you can use to do your own research instead of blindly believing everything people tell you or show you in a shitty video.
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I would trust easyJet with my life
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Covering the exposed rivet-heads streamlines airflow, in the old day's it was called 200 MPH tape and was used to cover leading edges on the wings of light-aircraft who frequented dirt landing strips. It helped prevent dings to the paint but the tape pictured is far more advanced than the old stuff.
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Nuuuu!! That is unsafe! It's duck tape!!!!
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Why do research or ask an employee when you could simply make assumptions?
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If it ain't boeing I ain't flying
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nooooooo
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Duct tape fixes everything, from broken windows to broken hearts and now jet engines !
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we, airplane mechanics call this, "line maintenance".. it seems the cowling (the engine cover) does not fit very well (because normal wear package) and the guy is using this kind of tape only to avoid minimun particles and humidity ingestion to the top of the engine...this do not, I repeat, do not represent any danger!!
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Id feel worse if he hadn't taped that engine
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The plane itself costs more than the tickets the passengers paid, I doubt they'd take a risk like that.
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if i was on a plane and i saw someone putting something like duck tape on a plane before takeoff i would make for the door cuz there no way im staying on that plane