Hole in plane - fixed with teapot

An RAF crew used a teapot to block a hole in a plane.

The Nimrod crew were trying to release a sonar buoy into the sea at 8,000ft when a metal plate failed to open fully.

The crew ended up covering the hole with the teapot, reports the Mirror.

The Nimrod, which was on an operational flight, had taken off from Cornwall and was on its way back to base in Kinloss, Moray, when the problem occurred.

Master aircrew Neil Campbell, of 201 Squadron at RAF Kinloss, said: "It was a simple case of covering up a hole to stop the wind whistling in. It had no safety implications and really is a storm in a teapot."

An RAF spokeswoman added: "There was a minor malfunction with the hatch cover. The teapot was used to make it more comfortable for the crew."

Nimrod is right.

Good thinking for the Nimrod crew. A nice quick temporary solution until they can get
proper repairs done back at base. Way to go!

I'm assuming this was some sort of military plane? Why was there a teapot on board?

Is it part of the toolbox?

Hey, it worked



They're Brits, its standard issue

I was also wondering why there was a tea pot on board.

Teapot, eh? Handy item to have around in a sticky spot ..

It was just to stop the noise.

See the irony here? They used a kettle that makes a whistling noise to stop a whistling noise.

Fab.

lol haha thats a good one.

pass the bloddy tea-cakes !--LOL

No self respecting Brit would risk missing "Tea Time".

I remember seeing a special on NBC years ago about how the U.S. forces in western Europe during the Cold War were trained to use all kinds of stuff to fix aircraft. They showed how they could use beer cans to fix holes in pipes on the jets engines and fuselage. They were emergency quick fixes in case the Russians were attacking and the fighters had to make sorties in quick succession.

When they need to start using bits of the plane to repair the tea pot that's when the situation is a problem.

They can't fly without tea!

Totally. Good thing they had a 'teapot' on the flight. -_-;

Another thing to worry about nowdays other then what's been happening. A hole popping out at the side of the plane.

Got tea?