The crew of an RAF Nimrod, from Kinloss in Moray, used a teapot to block a hole in their plane after a hatch door failed to shut properly.
Today, the base said their safety had not been compromised and added that the teapot was used to make the men more “comfortable” and not because of safety fears.
The Nimrod, which was on an operational flight, had taken off from Cornwall and was on its way back to Kinloss when the problem occurred.
An RAF Kinloss spokeswoman said the recent incident involved a hatch from which sonar buoys are thrown during search and rescue missions.
“There was a minor malfunction with the hatch cover and the teapot would have been used to make it more comfortable for the crew, at no time was air crew safety compromised.”
Concerns about the Nimrod fleet have been raised following a crash in Afghanistan in September, in which 14 servicemen, 12 of whom were from RAF Kinloss, died.
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