Remember earlier this year when a passenger was embarrassed with a certain Malaysian airline company after seeing the armrests of a plane covered in yellow tape? The post, understandably, drew a lot of irk from netizens but thankfully it was revealed that the taped seats weren’t really a safety issue.
At the time, there were those who joked about hoping the plane’s exterior was not held together by tape. They probably spoke too soon cause apparently, that joke has turned into an actual concern after this passenger shared something they saw outside their window seat.
Twitter user @Pelabur_Bijak recently posted a window-view photo of a wing on the left side of a plane. It’s not uncommon to see a photo such as this but what caused the netizen to be highly concerned is the fact that the wing is almost fully patched up with silver tape.
“Guys, should we be worried? Or is this one of those special stickers that people use for their car’s oil tanks?” they captioned the tweet. The passenger did not mention which airline this plane belongs to. The post, which has reached over 1 million views at the time of writing, caught netizens’ attention and as expected, many were also dumbfounded by the airline’s decision to use tape as a (temporary) solution.
While some made jokes about the tape holding the aircraft together, others were kind enough to provide an actual explanation as to why the tape was used on the wing of the plane. As seen in the screenshots below, the tape used on the plane is no ordinary tape that people would use for domestic or creative purposes.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, this specific tape, known as Speed Tape is an aluminium pressure-sensitive tape used to perform minor repairs on aircraft and racing cars. If you look them up, they can cost around RM400 to RM3K.
Don’t worry, as mentioned by the netizens, speed tapes are only meant as a temporary solution until a more permanent repair can be carried out. We hope that the airline company has done the necessary repairs to further ensure passengers’ safety.
