Long Island Couple Wants Investigation Of Lavatory Leak From Overhead Plane That Dropped Excrement Onto Their Neighborhood

L.I. Couple Wants Answers After Lavatory Leak From Overhead Plane

February 26, 2012 11:59 PM

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MALVERNE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — One Malverne couple was enjoying the mild night Thursday when they became covered by sludge as a plane taking off from Kennedy Airport flew overhead.

“A plane was coming over. Next thing you know she says ‘Oh my God it’s raining.’ I said ‘No it’s not’,” Artie Hughes told 1010 WINS’ Sonia Rincon.

“Some black liquid, black oil came off on her face, and I walked around and I looked and said ‘Oh my God.’ There was quarter-sized, nickel-sized, dime-sized drops all over my deck, my barbecue, my table,” he said.

LISTEN: 1010 WINS’ Sonia Rincon reports

Thinking something was wrong with the plane, they called police.

“It was oily in substance, blackish-greenish oil. I thought it was hydraulic fluid and then the policeman came down and said ‘No I don’t think so. Looks like something nastier than that’,” Hughes said.

The officer suspected it was most likely treated sewage, returning after making several phone calls for confirmation.

“He had spoken to somebody down at either the Port Authority or the FAA and said ‘Yeah, it looks like there was an incident,” he said. “Some lavatory excrement had leaked out.”

The couple tell Rincon they just want an explanation, and for this kind of incident to not happen again.

“I think they should investigate and find out what happened,” Hughes said. “Was a button pushed? Was the lavatory filled to capacity before it left the ground?”wondered.

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L.I. Couple Wants Answers After Lavatory Leak From Overhead Plane

RoccoP

Are we sure this plane wasn’t AIR FORCE ONE? That would be appropo. since the POTUS is full of CRAP!

wounded defecator project

New Yorkers exist for welfare and warfare. So groveling is appropriate for them. They’re incapable of responsibility and taking care of themselves. To all of my fellow Amerikans in New York: EAT SH!T !

Justin

You, Wounded Defecator Project, are a moron. My guess is you have never been outside the borders of the United States. You’re in some land locked, flyover state that has no relevance to the world other than giving Rick Santorum a boost in the polls…

Swoozie

The excrement is falling; the excrement is falling!
Brian

Joe Dirt would say, “I got the poo on me!”
Stu From Indiana

‘Chocolate Rain! Some stay dry and others feel the pain…”
Neil

It was a Qatar airlines flight to Iran.
Williy

Always better to the P’d off than P’d on. . .
timbit

Good thing they didn’t have a fan!
otaycec

Whassup, Artie? You were just the recipient of an Obama bail-out!
olcowboy

And they worry about “acid rain”
realist

Obama—-spreading hope and change on the masses!
realist

Obama—depositing Hope and Change on the masses.
Georgia Rebel

Hey! It’s New York. People up there are use to being up to their ankles in raw sewage. The best view of New York is the Veranzanno Bridge IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR! I’m sure these people will sue someone… It’s the New York way.

FSbob

That’s what New Yorkers love to see…you and your mules ass… leaving!!!
Where you come from the trailer park trash consider a six pack and a bug zapper quality entertainment.
George Collins

Staten Island is still part of New York you doofus.

Jjj

Barbra Streisand may have been on the plane singing “DON’T CRAP ON MY PARADE!”
Rugbymom

It would be refreshing for someone to NOT seek compensation for an unfortunate event in America for once. Good for them, “The couple tell Rincon they just want an explanation, and for this kind of incident to not happen again.”

These must be some of the most unlucky people in Malverne, NY; but it seems like they handled it with class.

redoak

After reading many of your comments, I decided I must be grossly undermedicated.
dpg

Are you nuts. Corporations only understand money and costs. So this should cost them plenty.
George Kingfish Stevens

You want an explanation??
You can’t handle an explanation!!
You can?!?
OK.
Ya’ll was shat upon. Kin ya’ dig it? I noo’ ya cuud, yaaa.
I-RIGHT-I

Sue them. It would be refreshing seeing someone who actually deserves a check get one.
D. Belli

Hey…S**t happens!
Pal Palatok

class?? i’m sure they have a lawyer on it already – and they should. to begin with, why should they pay for the clean up and possble other damages?
tom

as the old saying goes, s… happens

Tee Bee

These people need to get over it.

Locke

No, the airline needs to pay for it.
They should pay for medical evaluations and to clean the property and replace anyaffected items, like the grill.

MikeD

That’s what you call a Boeing Bomb.
Joel

Chocolate Rain. Some stay dry and others feel the pain.
raf

An issue like this is a public health hazard. I hope the victim’s gets compensated for their trouble.

clease

Plains dump waste like this all the time,no pun intended. They dump fuel and all kinds of other stuff when they come in for a landing. Its for safety reasons.

Acft Tech

What are you talking about? Not even close to true… There is no switch (in the cabin) to dump the lavs, that is done from the service panel at the service port. Fuel is dumped due to emergencies and not all acft are capable of doing so. When able, it is done at an altitude to ensure evaproation prior to landfall.

Bobert

There is not a “Switch” on the lav service panel, it’s a yellow handle, with the word’s “Turn and Pull” imprinted on it. Pulling this handle opens the drain valve on the bottom of the lav tank. This is done after connecting the drain hose to the drain port on the side of the aircraft, this is also the point were the “Donut” or drain plug is removed allowing the tank to be drained. Fuel dump, on the other hand, is accomplished from the flight deck. On a B-727, this switch is located on the aft left bulkhead in the flight deck, there is a small door when opened allows access to the fuel dump switch. Just to the right of the 2nd Officer, or Flight Engineer. An L-1011 has a switch on the Flight Engineers Panel, this too is accessed by opening a small door. You may wonder why it’s necessary to be able to dump fuel? This is due to the aircraft having a greater takeoff weight than the max allowable landing weight.

Acft Tech

Settle down Bobert, I didn’t say that there was a “switch” at the lav service panel. I was explaining there was not one in the flt dk. Also, from your example of fuel jettison switch locations, I see that you have been out of the MX field for some time now, the locations on mordern acft (without Flt Engineers) don’t require so much work.
TOM

More than likely, it was deicer fluid mixed with residual oil. If the lavs were able to dump, they wouldn’t flush. There is no chance that that wouldn’t have been remedied while on the ground. Once one passenger finds the toilet won’t flush, maintenance will be called out to address the situation. Chances of this being excrement is ZERO!

thanksforplaying

are you kidding? most Aircraft don’t even have a fuel dump system and those that do are not going to dump 3.00/gal jet fuel unless absolutly necessary.
Justin

What’s a “plains”?

Bobert

A small town in South Georgia that Jimmy Carter hails from.

Jeffrey

Planes can’t just “Dump” crap overboard. It’s a sealed system…. you have to go to the outside of the plane, open a door, and hook up another tube to drain the crapper tank. It’s just like an RV. It’s not like an ocean going boat where you can do that though. I used to work at an airport quite a while ago. Yes you can dump fuel, but you can’t flush the crapper on the plane. Some ground crew not only forgot to close a valve, but also didn’t close a service access door somewhere on the plane.

Peter Gabriel

Brown rain is falling down
None Of Your Business

Getting excrement dumped on you is not particularly healthy. I think they should sue the airline.

jaywalker

It’s none of your business.

RoyBoySays

What a crappy story……………….lol
Sailor Boy

little do do never hurt anyone
Sailor Boy

its only a little do do, everybody does it
bombs away

poopies on her head…disgusting. dont look to the sky with a open mouth
Lawn-Guy Land

The airport is in Queens, so the planes are supposed to leak ONLY on houses in Queens. The blame for this falls squarely on Mike Bloomberg.

George Collins

Malverne is in Nassau County.

Locke

Ah, that’s why it’s being reported, happened to rich folks.

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