Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted December 11, 2007 I know MH's 734 are ancient, but the pic below shows that it's really really old... http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1303929/L/ Masking tape had to be used to hold the parts together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ewan Shamsudin 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2007 Hahahhaha... good one, mushrif! I think it's not even masking tape but cellotape (brand: Loytape) instead! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Firdaus Bolong 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2007 Hmmm.Strange though,seeing that picture....I think maybe it's a temporary solution to cover the areas which are glued,or welded... Still,that makes the aircraft even uglier,considering many of them are dirty and overused... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y. J. Foo 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2007 MMA is the oldest 734 of their fleet so not really surprising it looks really desperate... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted December 11, 2007 First, it was snackboxes replacing hotmeals... Now, Loytape to replace D-checks. Maybe, in that wonderful snackbox survey, 93% of passengers also preferred taped-up aircraft, to go with the tasty cold finger sandwiches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rozhan 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2007 Good one Mushrif. And I thought all the scratched-up windows were bad enough. Glad I'll be seeing through crystal clear new windows on A320s more and more next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mirul 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2007 not exactly what u think....those "tape" actually is new paint touch up after inspection on lap joint rivet..(this area need to paint strip)...perhaps it was done during 'B' or 'C' check...where is not worth to repaint whole body just to keep it nice... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Victor A. 2 Report post Posted December 11, 2007 not exactly what u think....those "tape" actually is new paint touch up after inspection on lap joint rivet..(this area need to paint strip)...perhaps it was done during 'B' or 'C' check...where is not worth to repaint whole body just to keep it nice... that's what i thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Lim 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2007 Tape cannot hold fuselage joints Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted December 12, 2007 Tape cannot hold fuselage joints You are stating the obvious. Where's the sense of humour? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 sense of humour at this serious General Aviation? Please divert all your humour to Golden Lounge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
