If you think your airplane is being held together with duct tape, don't worry. You're actually looking at a commonly used and incredibly durable repair tape.

No, duct tape wasn’t used to repair a Spirit Airlines plane, as the viral video claims. It was actually speed tape, which is approved for temporary fixes on airplanes. WHAT WE FOUND ...

If you think your airplane is being held together with duct tape, don't worry. You're actually looking at a commonly used and incredibly durable repair tape.

A plane mechanic has finally explained the viral video of “duct tape” on an airliner jet engine — and revealed what it’s really used for. “We looked out of our window and saw this ...

We VERIFY what that tape actually was. A viral video claims to show airport workers wrapping a Spirit Airlines plane with duct tape. It was speed tape that is FAA approved for use by airlines.

We VERIFY what that tape actually was. A viral video claims to show airport workers wrapping a Spirit Airlines plane with duct tape. It was speed tape that is FAA approved for use by airlines.

We VERIFY what that tape actually was. A viral video claims to show airport workers wrapping a Spirit Airlines plane with duct tape. It was speed tape that is FAA approved for use by airlines.

We VERIFY what that tape actually was. A viral video claims to show airport workers wrapping a Spirit Airlines plane with duct tape. It was speed tape that is FAA approved for use by airlines.

We VERIFY what that tape actually was. A viral video claims to show airport workers wrapping a Spirit Airlines plane with duct tape. It was speed tape that is FAA approved for use by airlines.

We VERIFY what that tape actually was. A viral video claims to show airport workers wrapping a Spirit Airlines plane with duct tape. It was speed tape that is FAA approved for use by airlines.