Originally Posted by
NutLoose
Ahhh. The VC10 incident and the frozen bog valve that was gently defrosted by a Palouse air start trolley resulting in the partial contents being ejected across several rows of seating in the aft cabin...
Using an ice pick and hammer to smash the 'blue' ice, splatters flying everywhere....
As a young LAC I was shown how to empty the toilets by an experienced Cpl, always check the gate valve handle is up, always check was his wise words! Any way he was showing me one more time before I was allowed to try for myself. Except he forgot the gate valve check.... Cap removed, the effluent shot out, bouncing off of his chest, he bent forward and the remaining contents then bounced off his back, I was so glad I was observing from the ground. Much laughter from the other lineys
Lets just say it was a welcome to the VC-10 I never forgot, and
definitely a 'I learned about aircraft servicing from that' moment