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Old September 9th 04, 05:10 PM
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In article , "Manuel"
wrote:

GRAZ, Austria (AP) - It was an inelegant intruder on a sunny
afternoon: a chunk of ice from a jetliner toilet that broke free and
slammed into an Austrian family's garden.



I thought that airplane toilets didn't flush outboard in-flight... so I
googled for it and found this:
http://www.faa.gov/fsdo/ord/blueice.htm

So how is this possible? Several news agencies quoted it, but it just
doesn't make sense to me.

Anyone?

-Manuel



Sometimes the dump valves (which are used for servicing them) leak.