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Old 23rd Aug 2014, 03:56
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Dan Winterland
 
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If there's any speed tape on the airframe then it will be in the tech log as a temporary repair. Where I fly, there's always an inspection schedule - usually every turnaround at base. We always check the condition of the speed tape and I get it changed if there's any fraying. If it's a rubber sealing strip, then it should be removed and the aircraft dispatched under the Configuration Deviation List if allowed. The pilots will have to know about this as there may be a fuel burn penalty.

The bit of video shows a missing panel with the hole covered in speed tape - allowed for some panels. However, the language sounds like Tagalog or Bhasa, so I suspect this is Lion Air from the cowling colour. If it's Indonesia, who knows!
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