Dec 12, 2007 7:48 am US/Central
Apparent Airplane Waste Lands On Illinois Homes
FAA Investigating Incident That Occurred In Chicago's O'Hare Airport Flight Path
LISLE, Ill. (CBS) ―
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What appeared to be airplane waste was scattered over roofs and lawns in a Lisle subdivision. The FAA is investigating the incident.
CBS
Some people in Lisle, Ill. have a nasty clean-up job on their hands after apparent airplane waste made an unscheduled landing on their homes and in their yards.
As CBS station WBBM-TV reports, residents are disgusted, and the Federal Aviation Administration is questioning what exactly happened
Neighbors in the Lisle subdivision noticed some unsightly spots on their snowy lawns Monday, and at first wondered what they were.
"Numerous splotches of brown and yellow colored liquid, it was like three or four lots wide," said Lisle resident Mark Sickinger. "It didn't take long for at least six homeowners here to conclude the substance was human waste, scattered across their lawns, and even their rooftops.
They called police, but did not suspect it was the work of vandals.
"This is a flight pattern for O'Hare and a lot of times there's planes flying overhead," Sickinger said. "I figured it was from a low-flying airplane."
Everyone had the same suspicion. Some even took pictures of the scattered mess.
"It looked like urine, frankly, but seeing it on the roof made me think an airplane," said Lisle resident Sue Clark.
"The lawn was kind of filled with brown spots and no footprints, and the only thing we figure it came from the air," said Chester Grabowski, of Lisle.
Lisle police say they also believe the waste may have come from an airplane lavatory.
The DuPage County, Ill. Health Department advises residents to treat affected surfaces with 10 parts water to one part bleach. But some say Mother Nature is tackling what was on their property already.
"The rain probably diluted it all," Grabowski said.
Still, they're hoping the FAA can come up with an explanation and prevent this from happening again.
An FAA spokesperson said while the agency is investigating, they are not ready to say whether or not this deposit was made by a plane.
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