Who farted?

[#%&@$!]

Flatulence Forces Plane to Land

By Associated Press

document.write(getElapsed("20061206T120726Z"));1 hour agoUPDATED 48 MINUTES AGO
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.
The Dallas-bound flight was diverted to Nashville after several passengers reported smelling burning sulfur from the matches, said Lynne Lowrance, spokeswoman for the Nashville International Airport Authority. All 99 passengers and five crew members were taken off and screened while the plane was searched and luggage was screened.
The FBI questioned a passenger who admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal a "body odor," Lowrance said. She had an unspecified medical condition, authorities said.
"It's humorous in a way but you feel sorry for the individual, as well," she said. "It's unusual that someone would go to those measures to cover it up."
The flight took off again, but the woman was not allowed back on the plane. The woman, who was not identified, was not charged in the incident.

 

[Medicryan]

Now that's too much!

 

[atrdriver]

The sad part if that they diverted for this. The smell of a burning match would have dissipated in under a few minutes. In addition, I have seen no regulation against the striking of a match on an aircraft. Probably not a good idea, but not against any reg that I have ever seen.

 

[Well-hung Start]

TSA took away her bottle of DiGel.

 

[xjgearbtch]

Easy to judge from your computer isn't it.

 

[Minimaniac]

I imagine that if I worked for a company that lost two airliners to terrorism, I would be quick to divert and get the airplane down safely, too. So, no criticism in my eyes for the crew. For the lady... not so smart. But in all fairness, I am sure at no point was she briefed by anyone that it is illegal to light a match. We have to remember that we carry first time fliers and infrequent fliers all the time. Her last flight may have been in 1974. Who knows. We can't expect every passenger to be in the know... and obviously common sense is far from normal anymore.

The real fault in my opinion lies with TSA, who allows matches on board. Sorry smokers, but all combustibles should be checked or not allowed period. matches and lighters can be sold outside of security. And pax can suck it up. Not very customer friendly, I know, but either you eliminate the threat or you put up with events like this. I am sure the shoe bomber had an excuse for the cabin crew when they caught him trying to light up, too.

 

[Beanie]

It was me.......:blush:

 

[JJET44]

OMG!!!

Ok, it sucks that the pax were inconvenienced and that the airline wasted some money on extra fuel and fees but other than that!!

What a great story they'll all have to tell!

"Hey honey I'm gonna be late getting home! We had to divert because some Lady dropped wolf egg on the plane and tried to cover it up with matches."
-Baaaaa
Got to love a good fart story/joke.

 

[snap145]

as im reading this thread and shaking my head in amazement, my dog is laying on my bed and just let a foul bomb go....silent but deadly....really puts everything in perspective....cant imagine this in the confines of a pressurized tube...ouch

 

[Soverytired]

You know, MYTHBUSTERS did an episode on this and their conclusion was that lighting a match does nothing to hide and/or dissipate the odor faster.

Odor? Oh wait, it was a chick fart, which as we all know is both:

A: impossible

and

B: smells like roses

(impossible based on premise "a", but we're talking women, not logic and reasoned discourse)

 

[shamrock]

.... and five crew members were taken off and screened while the plane was searched....

Well thank God for that!

 

[acaTerry]

The sad part if that they diverted for this. The smell of a burning match would have dissipated in under a few minutes. In addition, I have seen no regulation against the striking of a match on an aircraft. Probably not a good idea, but not against any reg that I have ever seen.

You mean like the Air Canada DC9 that didn't divert because the fire that "was out" after a few minutes and forced them to land later but not before most of the passengers were burned death before the plane was able to be evacuated? Do you have any idea how fast fire spreads in an airplane?!
Do a little reading.
Oh, and THANK GOODNESS the CREW was rescreened. What a chinese fire drill we have for "security"!

 

[atrdriver]

You mean like the Air Canada DC9 that didn't divert because the fire that "was out" after a few minutes and forced them to land later but not before most of the passengers were burned death before the plane was able to be evacuated? Do you have any idea how fast fire spreads in an airplane?!
Do a little reading.
Oh, and THANK GOODNESS the CREW was rescreened. What a chinese fire drill we have for "security"!

It was a match. A match has a very definate smell, and it does NOT smell like ANY type of fire. I don't know when this lady confessed, but if she did so before the divert then I don't think the divert was justified. Yes, a smell of smoke demands quick action. But when the source of smoke is identified, an immediate landing may or may not be necessary. And I don't think landing over a match being lit is necessary. Sure, that's just my opinion, but I think that I am just as concerned about safety as anyone.

 

[Prop2Jet]

TSA has new method to detect just who farted: See the link attached:
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[skydivinguy]

TSA has new method to detect just who farted: See the link attached:
http://break.com/index/fart_caught_on_infrared_camera.html

ROFLMAO!!!! Now that was funny!

My Pug just farted, have to go......

 

[dispatchguy]

Oh crap, and I always thought it was a good thing farts werent visible - he mustve had the taco bell...

 

[pgcfii2002]

I just let one pass.......not a loud one, fortunately.

 

[John Pennekamp]

It was a match. A match has a very definate smell, and it does NOT smell like ANY type of fire. I don't know when this lady confessed, but if she did so before the divert then I don't think the divert was justified. Yes, a smell of smoke demands quick action. But when the source of smoke is identified, an immediate landing may or may not be necessary. And I don't think landing over a match being lit is necessary. Sure, that's just my opinion, but I think that I am just as concerned about safety as anyone.

Unless she put the match in the trash can after then was done with it...

 

[whatfuelpolicy]

This lady does, however, have the claim that she cut one so bad it caused her flight to divert.

Anywho, back when I was in the military, we were on a 4 hour flight from New Orleans to Kelly AFB in San Antonio in a HH-60H. It was the middle of January and we were flying at 10000 feet, so it was cold and we had to keep the door shut. There was an airframe mech (We'll call him Steve) making the trip with us that had been eating hard boiled eggs and skittles (tasty combo, dont'cha think) since we left Navy JAX. This dude got sour stomach somewhere over southeast Texas and started firing in three round bursts. Absolutely the nastiest smell (almost a mix between Panther Musk and a dead sasquatch) I have ever had to endure, and he thought it was hilarious that we all had tears in our eyes. It had gotten so bad by the time we landed at Kelly, the HAC (who happened to be our CO) refused to let Steve back on the aircraft. We departed and Steve had to MAC his way to Fallon, NV.

 

[JettBoii]

My own personal payback recipe for a crewmember who has stunk up the front office without warning on more than one occasion. About 10 hours in advance eat the following; hard boiled eggs, cashews, 2 glasses of white wine and 2 glasses of milk. Then let it brew for 8-10 hours. The next morning without notice let em have it; it is just awful.