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| Quoting readytotaxi (Thread starter): I am guessing that these reports are based on older aircraft not fitted with vac pump toilets? |
| Quoting readytotaxi (Thread starter): I am guessing that these reports are based on older aircraft not fitted with vac pump toilets? |
| Quoting Tristarsteve (Reply 9): |
| Quoting neutrino (Reply 8): Not from an airliner but right on thread title. A long time ago, when I was serving in the Air Force, I had been flown on the C-130 numerous times. Everytime, at pref light briefing, we were told to ensure that our bowels are empty as the aircraft have no S**ting facilities. It can only cater to liquid waste. But the urinal is just a funnel-like thingy directly crafted onto the body on the port side near the rear ramp. We only have to flip open a flap to relieve ourselves onto a spring loaded circular "trapdoor" at the neck, and the yellow liquid would exit the freighter into the atmosphere. Not sure if the practice is still on today on similar planes. The newer military cargo planes that double up as rudimentary troop transports might or might not be equipped with a real toilet but there are still not insignificant numbers of older models with the above "urinal". So? |
| Quoting PhilBy (Reply 15): I can only refer to http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-30541015 It's not just planes! |
| Quoting shamrock137 (Reply 3): Doesn't usually have much to do with the toilet type, these incidents usually happen on the lav panel. Usually what happens is a bad seal on the fill port will leak, or the ramp person not attaching the fill cap will cause it to leak. The fill port has "clean" lav fluid, which is what drops off the aircraft. The lav waste dump has 2 seals, an internal flap valve and external drain valve cap so its almost impossible for dirty lav fluid to leak unless the panel is being serviced. |
| Quoting torontofly (Reply 22): I never thought that blue ice can be that dangerous untill Friday, Aprill 13 2003. Blue ice separated in flight from the FWD luv service panel on TU154 and was ingested by starboard engine and caused uncontained engine failure. Luckily, titanium shrapnel did not penetrate through the inlet duct of engine 2 and pressurized cabin. It also could cut the engine fuel supply. That was the scariest for me because it reminded me a Concord crash out of Paris that killed this aircraft operation. |
| Quoting milemaster (Reply 25): The title of this thread mislead me as I expected this to be a news story of a Kardashian family skydiving trip. |
| Quoting neutrino (Reply 8): there are still not insignificant numbers of older models with the above "urinal". |
| Quoting nomadd22 (Reply 30): |
That made me recall our loadmaster warning those whose "equipment" are more "extended" to bear in mind that being careless could result in either a little ecstasy or an excruciatingly painful experience.
| Quoting mayor (Reply 31): Sometimes you have to watch it when dumping the lavs as occasionally, the guy doing it at the previous station might like to play a joke and put the "donut" back in and close the access and then dump the lav behind the donut. When it gets to your station and open the donut access all that crap, etc. comes flying out and if you're not quick on your feet, you might get a bath. This was especially bad on DC-9s as the access panel was underneath engine #1 and about eye level if you were standing on the platform on the lav truck. Seem many folks get a bath that way. |
) but I've almost had them dump on me. Key is to slowly release the donut, if anything leaks slam it shut and get the tool.
| Quoting neutrino (Reply 8): told to ensure that our bowels are empty as the aircraft have no S**ting facilities. It can only cater to liquid waste. But the urinal is just a funnel-like thingy directly crafted onto the body on the port side near the rear ramp. |
| Quoting readytotaxi (Thread starter): |
That rainbow colored ice/snow could be from a honeybucket cruising through the skies!
Glory be.....manna from heaven!!! 
