Airplane forced to return to airport after feces from broken toilet flows into cabin

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Airplane forced to return to airport after feces from broken toilet flows into cabin
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A United Airlines flight to San Francisco from Germany was forced to return to Frankfurt Airport because of an overwhelming, foul odor coming from a malfunctioning toilet.

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Ground engineers contacted to try to fix the situation mid-flight were unsuccessful, prompting the Boeing 777’s pilots to decide to return to Frankfurt.

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