Comments on: Plane Is Held Together By “Duct Tape” http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2009/11/plane-is-held-together-by-duct-tape/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plane-is-held-together-by-duct-tape A fun flying blog with airline travel stories Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:17:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Don http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2009/11/plane-is-held-together-by-duct-tape/#comment-17924 Don Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:39:40 +0000 http://www.flightsfromhell.com/?p=2746#comment-17924 Hey AF...first Thank you for serving secondly I would have said "Holy crap look at that tape on nthe wing....it's only spec'd to 100 mph...and start saying a prayer As she contemplated that...she would probably shut up or faint A retired ETACC Hey AF…first

Thank you for serving

secondly

I would have said "Holy crap look at that tape on nthe wing….it's only spec'd to 100 mph…and start saying a prayer

As she contemplated that…she would probably shut up or faint

A retired ETACC

]]> By: Kad http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2009/11/plane-is-held-together-by-duct-tape/#comment-6811 Kad Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:16:12 +0000 http://www.flightsfromhell.com/?p=2746#comment-6811 I thought the story was hilarious. There is absolutely nothing finer than treating a prima donna to a dose of 'pretend' reality. Can't park your books down comfortably next to you honey? Don't worry, if that tape doesn't hold, there will be plenty of 'down' to park all our stuff in. I thought the story was hilarious. There is absolutely nothing finer than treating a prima donna to a dose of 'pretend' reality.

Can't park your books down comfortably next to you honey? Don't worry, if that tape doesn't hold, there will be plenty of 'down' to park all our stuff in.

]]> By: BlueMole http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2009/11/plane-is-held-together-by-duct-tape/#comment-6405 BlueMole Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:23:34 +0000 http://www.flightsfromhell.com/?p=2746#comment-6405 While business traveling from PHL to SLC with a tight connection in ORD, I witnessed a mechanic doing the same thing on a wing. He needed about 6 - 8 inches of tape, would carefully measure, than drop the tape, crawl slowly down the ladder to retrieve it, and crawled slowly back up. This happened 3 times. It was very disconcerting to watch. They could have gotten him a spotter! The captain then came on and said they were using this "special 500 mph tape", as a little buzz was going on in my section of the plane. It sure looked like duct tape to me. I stared at it almost the whole way. Got to ORD and made my connection from A1 to B3 in 10 mins. Whew! They slammed the door at the gate in my face, but I was able to get on. Thankfully the plane was empty and I just flopped in a seat and we pushed back. The next flight was 6 hrs later. The FA's were cool, gave me free drinks! While business traveling from PHL to SLC with a tight connection in ORD, I witnessed a mechanic doing the same thing on a wing. He needed about 6 – 8 inches of tape, would carefully measure, than drop the tape, crawl slowly down the ladder to retrieve it, and crawled slowly back up. This happened 3 times. It was very disconcerting to watch. They could have gotten him a spotter! The captain then came on and said they were using this "special 500 mph tape", as a little buzz was going on in my section of the plane. It sure looked like duct tape to me. I stared at it almost the whole way. Got to ORD and made my connection from A1 to B3 in 10 mins. Whew! They slammed the door at the gate in my face, but I was able to get on. Thankfully the plane was empty and I just flopped in a seat and we pushed back. The next flight was 6 hrs later. The FA's were cool, gave me free drinks!

]]> By: Jojo http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2009/11/plane-is-held-together-by-duct-tape/#comment-6172 Jojo Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:28:36 +0000 http://www.flightsfromhell.com/?p=2746#comment-6172 uhhuh, Hmm... looks to me like the odor tag had something to do with the perfume the lady marinaded in and the seat tag with the ladys demands to switch seats. Maybe you're confusing tags with categories. Tags are used for describing sections of a blog. I got a laugh out of the story but to each their own. Seems to me you've got a negative personality disorder. uhhuh,

Hmm… looks to me like the odor tag had something to do with the perfume the lady marinaded in and the seat tag with the ladys demands to switch seats. Maybe you're confusing tags with categories. Tags are used for describing sections of a blog.

I got a laugh out of the story but to each their own.

Seems to me you've got a negative personality disorder.

]]> By: uhhuh http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2009/11/plane-is-held-together-by-duct-tape/#comment-6155 uhhuh Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:54:19 +0000 http://www.flightsfromhell.com/?p=2746#comment-6155 why are the tags "odor" and "seat" on this? not that it would have made the story funny or anything....cause it was not at all funny. why are the tags “odor” and “seat” on this?

not that it would have made the story funny or anything….cause it was not at all funny.

]]> By: Alex http://www.flightsfromhell.com/2009/11/plane-is-held-together-by-duct-tape/#comment-6096 Alex Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:35:52 +0000 http://www.flightsfromhell.com/?p=2746#comment-6096 Is this common practice? & what exactly do you mean fastener? A nut?? Is this common practice? & what exactly do you mean fastener? A nut??

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